CVE-2015-3156

MEDIUM

OpenStack Trove < 2014.2.4 - Symlink Attack via Temporary File in Configuration Functions

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The _write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py, reset_configuration function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/postgresql/service/config.py, write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py, _write_mycnf function in trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py, InnoBackupEx::_run_prepare function in trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupEx::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, MySQLDump::cmd in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupExIncremental::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, _get_actual_db_status function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/system.py and trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py, and multiple class CbBackup methods in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py in Openstack DBaaS (aka Trove) as packaged in Openstack before 2015.1.0 (aka Kilo) allows local users to write to configuration files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.launchpad.net/trove/+bug/1398195
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1216073

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0012
EPSS Percentile 30.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (2)
openstack/trove < 2014.2.4
pypi/trove 0 - 4.0.0a0PyPI
Published Aug 11, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026