CVE-2014-8167

vdsm and vdsclient does not validate certficate hostname from another vdsm which could facilitate a man-in-the-middle attack

Published: 2019-11-13 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8167 is rated Moderate Risk (41.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8167

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 2026-04-12 0.17% 0.27% +0.10%
2 2025-03-17 0.05% 0.17% +0.11%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8167

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.9 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8167

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8167

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8167

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8167

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat enterprise_virtualization 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat vdsclient — cpe:2.3:a:redhat:vdsclient:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat virtual_desktop_server_manager — cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtual_desktop_server_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8167

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