openstack-heat-templates: use of HTTP to download signing keys/code
Published Jun 2, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.47%
Description
OpenStack Heat Templates (heat-templates), as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0, uses an HTTP connection to download (1) packages and (2) signing keys from Yum repositories, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to prevent updates via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6
openstack-heat-templates-0:0-0.3.20140407git.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0579
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6 | openstack-heat-templates-0:0-0.3.20140407git.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0579 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01466) | 72.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01466) | 70.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 55.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 42.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 41.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 39.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 54.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0579.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0040 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat-templates/+bug/1267635 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059514 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/openstack/heat-templates/commit/65a4f8bebc72da71c616e2e378b7b1ac354db1a3 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0040
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0040
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0579.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0040 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat-templates/+bug/1267635 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059514 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/openstack/heat-templates/commit/65a4f8bebc72da71c616e2e378b7b1ac354db1a3 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0040 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0040 |
Change history (0)
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