OpenStack Nova 2012.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in OpenStack Nova 2012.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-3447. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenStack Nova 2012.1 (Cloud Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image that uses a symlink that is only readable by root. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3361.

The weakness was released 08/20/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3447 since 06/14/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61615 (Fedora 17 : openstack-nova-2012.1.1-15.fc17 (2012-11756)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2012.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77539), Tenable (61615), SecurityFocus (BID 54869†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39516†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-61379. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 61615
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : openstack-nova-2012.1.1-15.fc17 (2012-11756)
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OpenVAS ID: 864637
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for openstack-nova FEDORA-2012-11756
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nova 2012.1
Patch: github.com

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06/14/2012 🔍
08/07/2012 +54 days 🔍
08/07/2012 +0 days 🔍
08/20/2012 +13 days 🔍
08/20/2012 +0 days 🔍
05/13/2013 +266 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +679 days 🔍
12/12/2021 +2456 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org
Product: github.com

Advisory: ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3447 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3447
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61706

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X-Force: 77539
SecurityFocus: 54869 - OpenStack Nova CVE-2012-3447 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39516 - OpenStack Compute (Nova) Allows Remote File Overwrite via a Symlink Attack, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/12/2021 07:23
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 04/29/2017 11:43 (5), 12/12/2021 07:16 (4), 12/12/2021 07:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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