6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-3241
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Unattended Instance Migration Denial of Service
Description

OpenStack Compute (nova) 2015.1 through 2015.1.1, 2014.2.3, and earlier does not stop the migration process when the instance is deleted, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk, network, and other resource consumption) by resizing and then deleting an instance.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 8, 2015, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:48 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-3241 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-2015-3241.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1723.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1898.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75372 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/openstack/ossa/blob/482576204dec96f580817b119e3166d71c757731/ossa/OSSA-2015-015.yaml Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1387543 Third Party Advisory
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-015.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-3241 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-3241 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A denial of service flaw was found in the OpenStack Compute (nova) instance migration process. Because the migration process does not terminate when an instance is deleted, an authenticated user could bypass user quota and deplete all available disk space by repeatedly re-sizing and deleting an instance. OpenStack Compute (nova) 2015.1 through 2015.1.1, 2014.2.3, and earlier does not stop the migration process when the instance is deleted, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk, network, and other resource consumption) by resizing and then deleting an instance.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1723 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1898 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3241 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232782 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description OpenStack Compute (nova) 2015.1 through 2015.1.1, 2014.2.3, and earlier does not stop the migration process when the instance is deleted, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk, network, and other resource consumption) by resizing and then deleting an instance. A denial of service flaw was found in the OpenStack Compute (nova) instance migration process. Because the migration process does not terminate when an instance is deleted, an authenticated user could bypass user quota and deplete all available disk space by repeatedly re-sizing and deleting an instance.
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1723 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1898 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3241 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232782 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1898.html Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1898.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://launchpad.net/bugs/1387543 No Types Assigned https://launchpad.net/bugs/1387543 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openstack/ossa/blob/482576204dec96f580817b119e3166d71c757731/ossa/OSSA-2015-015.yaml No Types Assigned https://github.com/openstack/ossa/blob/482576204dec96f580817b119e3166d71c757731/ossa/OSSA-2015-015.yaml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1723.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1723.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75372 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75372 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2014.2.3 *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2015.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2015.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2014.2 up to (including) 2014.2.3 *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2015.1.0 up to (including) 2015.1.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75372 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1898.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1898.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-015.html No Types Assigned https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-015.html Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-015.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1898.html
    Added Reference https://launchpad.net/bugs/1387543
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2015.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2015.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2014.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CWE CWE-399
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2015

    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-2015-3241 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-2015-3241 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.82 }} 0.00%

score

0.79303

percentile

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