CVE-2012-3447

OpenStack Nova 2012.1.x < 2012.1.2 and Folsom < Folsom-3 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/07/1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77539
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953/
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1031311
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845106

Scores

EPSS 0.0092
EPSS Percentile 76.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (3)
openstack/folsom
openstack/nova 2012.1
pypi/nova 0 - 12.0.0PyPI
Published Aug 20, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026