CVE-2012-3447

high

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

Published: 2012-08-20

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00925