CVE-2014-3712
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.017 · 76 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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references (13)
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- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/419cnnvd
- http://www.katello.org/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70707cnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97724cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1155708cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/419enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70707enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1155708enisa_euvd
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