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CVE-2012-2654

The (1) EC2 and (2) OS APIs in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1), and Diablo (2011.3) do not properly check the protocol when security groups are created and the network prot...

Published: Jun 21, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-20
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Improper Input Validation

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

openstack
oss-project·USaka openstack foundation
computeMixedWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
diabloOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS
essexOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
PyPI
package-ecosystem
nova
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available
Scannable·OpenVAS
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2654
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9f9e9da777161426a6f8cb4314b78e09beac2978
github.com
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ff06c7c885dc94ed7c828e8cdbb8b5d850a7e654
github.com
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