3.5
LOW
CVE-2012-2101
Openstack Compute Nova Denial of Service (DoS)
Description

Openstack Compute (Nova) Folsom, 2012.1, and 2011.3 does not limit the number of security group rules, which allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to cause a denial of service (CPU and hard drive consumption) via a network request that triggers a large number of iptables rules.

INFO

Published Date :

June 7, 2012, 7:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2101 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openstack nova
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-2101.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079434.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079551.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49034 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49048 Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1438-1
http://www.osvdb.org/81641
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/969545
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75243
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/1f644d210557b1254f7c7b39424b09a45329ade7
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/8c8735a73afb16d5856f0aa6088e9ae406c52beb
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/a67db4586f70ed881d65e80035b2a25be195ce64
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg10268.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079434.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079551.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/49034 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49048 Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1438-1
http://www.osvdb.org/81641
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/969545
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75243
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/1f644d210557b1254f7c7b39424b09a45329ade7
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/8c8735a73afb16d5856f0aa6088e9ae406c52beb
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/a67db4586f70ed881d65e80035b2a25be195ce64
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg10268.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2101 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2101 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079434.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/079551.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49034
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/49048
    Added Reference http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1438-1
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/81641
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/969545
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75243
    Added Reference https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/1f644d210557b1254f7c7b39424b09a45329ade7
    Added Reference https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/8c8735a73afb16d5856f0aa6088e9ae406c52beb
    Added Reference https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/a67db4586f70ed881d65e80035b2a25be195ce64
    Added Reference https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg10268.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/75243 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75243 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2101 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2101 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.88 }} -0.76%

score

0.73322

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability