CVE-2013-4278
The "create an instance" API in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to bo...
Description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Resource limit circumvention in Nova private flavors
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:SAuthenticationSingle
Impact
C:PConfidentialityPartial
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
PyPI
package-ecosystem
openstack
oss-project·USaka openstack foundation
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4278
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/4054cc4a22a1fea997dec76afb5646fd6c6ea6b9
github.com
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/6825959560e06725d26625fd21f5c0b78b305492
github.com
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