OpenStack Compute 2012.2 input validation

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A vulnerability has been found in OpenStack Compute 2012.2 (Cloud Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The Nova scheduler in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2) and Essex (2012.1), when DifferentHostFilter or SameHostFilter is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (excessive database lookup calls and server hang) via a request with many repeated IDs in the os:scheduler_hints section.

The weakness was published 07/17/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-3371 since 06/14/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59954 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : nova vulnerability (USN-1501-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76857), Tenable (59954), SecurityFocus (BID 54388†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39024†). Similar entries are available at VDB-72767, VDB-74584, VDB-77648 and VDB-78886.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 59954
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : nova vulnerability (USN-1501-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 864565
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for openstack-nova FEDORA-2012-10939
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: USN-1501-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3371 (🔍)
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X-Force: 76857
SecurityFocus: 54388 - OpenStack Compute (Nova) CVE-2012-3371 Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39024 - Nova Scheduler in OpenStack Compute, Folsom and Essex Authenticated Users Remote DoS, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 12/06/2021 12:36 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (64), 04/26/2017 11:41 PM (5), 12/06/2021 12:28 PM (4), 12/06/2021 12:36 PM (1)
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