CVE-2013-2096
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Does Not Verify QCOW2 Image Size
Description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) by creating an image with a large virtual size that does not contain a large amount of data.
INFO
Published Date :
July 9, 2013, 5:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2013-2096
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the openstack-nova, novnc, and/or python-nova packages.
- If necessary, restart related services.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-2096 is
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weaknesses.
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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.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-May/000102.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59924 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1831-1 Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/28717/ Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/28901/ Added Reference https://review.openstack.org/#/c/29192/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 10, 2013
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.00%
score
0.16216
percentile