CVE-2016-2140
MEDIUMOpenStack Nova < 12.0.3 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Read via Crafted qcow2 Header
Title source: llmDescription
The libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.4 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.3 (liberty), when using raw storage and use_cow_images is set to false, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted qcow2 header in an ephemeral or root disk.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1548450
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-007.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84277
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/08/6
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
56.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (2)
openstack/nova
12.0.0 - 12.0.3
pypi/nova
12.0.0 - 12.0.3PyPI
Published
Apr 12, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026