🛡️ CVE-2012-3447 — nova

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-863 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Arbitrary file overwrite in OpenStack Nova

virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image that uses a symlink that is only readable by root. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3361.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2012-3447 is classified as CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. An authorisation check runs but reaches the wrong conclusion, permitting actions it should refuse.

Affected software

CVE-2012-3447 is recorded against 1 package.

  • nova (fixed in 12.0.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 1 October 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
bugs.launchpad.net (Web)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
review.openstack.org (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE CWE-863
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-05-17
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2024-10-01
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
nova 12.0.0

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