ovirt-node: unsafe quoting in command lines
Published Sep 25, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.51%
Description
ovirt_safe_delete_config in ovirtfunctions.py and other unspecified locations in ovirt-node 3.0.0-474-gb852fd7 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 do not properly quote input strings, which allows remote authenticated users and physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a ; (semicolon) in an input string.
Affected products
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- 3.0.0-474-gb852fd7
Running on/with
- 3.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3
ovirt-node
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3 | ovirt-node | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of ovirt-node as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.51% (0.03510) | 88.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.51% (0.03510) | 87.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.88% (0.00877) | 73.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 47.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 45.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 44.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8170 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194745 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://gerrit.ovirt.org/gitweb?p=ovirt-node.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=src/ovirtnode/ovirtfunctions.py%3Bh=caef7ef019ca12b49aa3c030792538956fb4caad%3Bhb=e11e02cd9256c854dd0419515097637d6829b4f1#l1091 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8170
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8170
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8170 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194745 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://gerrit.ovirt.org/gitweb?p=ovirt-node.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=src/ovirtnode/ovirtfunctions.py%3Bh=caef7ef019ca12b49aa3c030792538956fb4caad%3Bhb=e11e02cd9256c854dd0419515097637d6829b4f1#l1091 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8170 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8170 |
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