CVE-2014-3712

Exp

Katello allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via the (1) mode parameter in the setup_utils function in content_search_controller.rb or (2) action parameter in the respond function in api/api_controller.rb in app/controllers/katello/, which is passed to the to_sym method.

Published: 2014-11-03 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3712 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.66%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-3712

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3712

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.61% 1.66% +1.04%
2 2025-03-30 0.68% 0.61% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.68% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3712

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3712

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3712

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3712

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3712

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
katello katello — cpe:2.3:a:katello:katello:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3712

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