Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-3360
Directory traversal vulnerability in virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2) and Essex (2012.1), when used over libvirt-based hypervisors, allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files to the disk image via a .. (dot dot) in the path attribute of a file element.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3360
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.44%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 71 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-3360
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P |
8.0
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4.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-3360
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-3360
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1015531
Bug #1015531 “Remote arbitrary file corruption / creation flaw v...” : Bugs : OpenStack Compute (nova)
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54277
OpenStack Nova CVE-2012-3360 Remote Code Injection Vulnerability
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https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/2427d4a99bed35baefd8f17ba422cb7aae8dcca7
Prevent file injection writing to host filesystem. · openstack/nova@2427d4a · GitHub
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1497-1
USN-1497-1: Nova vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg14089.html
[OSSA 2012-008] Arbitrary file injection/corruption through directory traversal issues (CVE-2012-3360, CVE-2012-3361) : Mailing list archive : openstack team in Launchpad
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083984.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: openstack-nova-2012.1.1-3.fc17
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https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/b0feaffdb2b1c51182b8dce41b367f3449af5dd9
Prevent file injection writing to host filesystem. · openstack/nova@b0feaff · GitHubExploit;Patch
Products affected by CVE-2012-3360
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*