OpenStack Folsom Installer access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OpenStack Folsom. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-0261. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Folsom (Cloud Software) (affected version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in PackStack. A local user could exploit a symlink attack on a temporary file with a predictable name in the `/tmp` directory. This vulnerability allows the local user to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, potentially leading to system compromise or data corruption.

The weakness was released 03/08/2013 as Bug 908101 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-0261 since 12/06/2012. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234404 (RHEL 6 : openstack-packstack (RHSA-2013:0595)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (234404). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-63702. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 234404
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : openstack-packstack (RHSA-2013:0595)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/06/2012 🔍
03/08/2013 +92 days 🔍
03/08/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +746 days 🔍
05/05/2026 +4060 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: Bug 908101
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-0261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63701
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/05/2026 03:56
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (48), 03/16/2019 15:29 (1), 04/15/2025 21:34 (18), 05/05/2026 03:56 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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