CVE-2014-2573

Published: Mar 25, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-264

2.3LOW

NVD MITRE

Description

The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 through 2013.2.2 does not properly put VMs into RESCUE status, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by requesting the VM be put into rescue and then deleting the image.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:AAccess Vector

Adjacent Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:SAuthentication

Single

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

package-ecosystem

oss-project·USaka openstack foundation

computeMixedWeb App

Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/2

openwall.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/57498

secunia.com

https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1269418

bugs.launchpad.net

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