CVE-2011-4596

high

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in OpenStack Nova before 2011.3.1, when the EC2 API and the S3/RegisterImage image-registration method are enabled, allow remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted (1) tarball or (2) manifest.

References

Advisories

https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg06105.html

https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ad3241929ea00569c74505ed002208ce360c667e

https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/76363226bd8533256f7795bba358d7f4b8a6c9e6

https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/894755

https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/885167

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-12-23

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01002