CVE-2013-6437
OpenStack Compute Nova libvirt Denial of Service
Description
The libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.2.2 and icehouse before icehouse-2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by creating and deleting instances with unique os_type settings, which triggers the creation of a new ephemeral disk backing file.
INFO
Published Date :
March 6, 2014, 3:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 16, 2018, 2:55 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.0
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-2013-6437.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-December/000179.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0231.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1253980 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0231.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0231.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1253980 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1253980 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2013.2.1 *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:icehouse:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2013.1 up to (excluding) 2013.1.5 *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2013.2 up to (excluding) 2013.2.2 *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:2014.1:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 06, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-6437 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-2013-6437
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.21 }} 0.00%
score
0.57064
percentile