CVE-2012-3447

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

https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953/

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77539

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845106

https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1031311

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/07/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3