CVE-2013-4463
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1
Description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4463
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2013.2-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2013.2-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2013.2-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2013.2-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2013.2-3 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | nova | <12.0.0a0 | 12.0.0a0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4463
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1206081
- https://github.com/openstack/nova
- http://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/3cdfe894ab58f7b91bf7fb690fc5bc724e44066f
- http://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/f6810be4ae1a6c93e7d8017ee67d5344dfdf4a30
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0112.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/31/3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4463
CWEs
CWE-399
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.