CVE-2014-2029
The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the...
The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of HTTP to download configuration information from v.percona.com.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of HTTP to download configuration information from v.percona.com.
- Record
CVE-2014-2029- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of HTTP to download configuration information from v.percona.com.
- Record
CVE-2014-2029- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-2081 No score
The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of HTTP to download configuration information from v.percona.com.
- Record
EUVD-2014-2081- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8ch9-48h9-cqjf
The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the...
The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of HTTP to download configuration information from v.percona.com.
- Record
GHSA-8ch9-48h9-cqjf- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of HTTP to download configuration information from v.percona.com.
- Record
CVE-2014-2029- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-2029
The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of HTTP to download configuration information from v.percona.com.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2029- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-2029
The automatic version check functionality in the tools in Percona Toolkit 2.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by leveraging use of HTTP to download configuration information from v.percona.com.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2029- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10095-1 No score
percona-toolkit-2.2.18-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the percona-toolkit-2.2.18-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10095-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10120-1 No score
xtrabackup-2.3.5-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the xtrabackup-2.3.5-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10120-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
percona-toolkitDebian:12 |
before 2.2.7-1~dfsg1 | 2.2.7-1~dfsg1 |
percona-toolkitDebian:13 |
before 2.2.7-1~dfsg1 | 2.2.7-1~dfsg1 |
percona-toolkitDebian:14 |
before 2.2.7-1~dfsg1 | 2.2.7-1~dfsg1 |
percona-toolkitopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.2.18-1.1 | 2.2.18-1.1 |
xtrabackupopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.3.5-1.3 | 2.3.5-1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-2029 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Percona Toolkit, published September 28, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in percona-toolkit 2.2.7-1~dfsg1.