What is CVE-2014-5040?

CVE-2014-5040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eucalyptus, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-01-05.

How severe is CVE-2014-5040?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Eucalyptus

CVE-2014-5040

HP Helion Eucalyptus 4.1.x before 4.1.2 and HPE Helion Eucalyptus 4.2.x before 4.2.1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify arbitrary (1) access key credentials by leveraging knowledge of a key I…

EPSS: 0.006 (43.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Eucalyptus — versions 4.1.1, 4.2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-5040?: CVE-2014-5040 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eucalyptus, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2016-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2014-5040?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.