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CVE-2012-3447

Date: August 20, 2012

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.

Language: Python

Severity Score

Related Resources (14)

https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-21.yaml
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1031311
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3447
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/07/1
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953/
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845106
https://github.com/openstack/nova
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77539
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
https://web.archive.org/web/20120824003029/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-3447

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

Incorrect Authorization

CWE-863

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): SINGLE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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