CVE-2012-3447 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Openstack	Folsom Nova

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:2012.1:::::::*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/07/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1031311
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845106
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77539
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953/

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-08-20T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.578Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-3447

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-08-20T18:55:03.293

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-3447

Redhat

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