CVE-2014-2573
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
2.3
VIR risk
2.3
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2573
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://secunia.com/advisories/57498
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2014.1-9 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2014.1-9 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2014.1-9 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2014.1-9 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2014.1-9 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | nova | <12.0.0a0 | 12.0.0a0 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57498
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/2
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1269418
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2573
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/b3cc3f62a60662e5bb82136c0cfa464592a6afe9
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/efb66531bc37ee416778a70d46c657608ca767af
- https://github.com/openstack/nova
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2014-113.yaml
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2573
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.