5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-2621
OpenStack Heat Read-World File Directory Access-Control Bypass
Description

An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Orchestration (heat) service before 8.0.0, 6.1.0 and 7.0.2 where a service log directory was improperly made world readable. A malicious system user could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information.

INFO

Published Date :

July 27, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2621 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 Redhat openstack
1 Openstack heat
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-2017-2621.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1243 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1464 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2621 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1243 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1464 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2621 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2621 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1243
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1464
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2621
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 12, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Orchestration (heat) service where a service log directory was improperly made world readable. A malicious system user could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information. An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Orchestration (heat) service before 8.0.0, 6.1.0 and 7.0.2 where a service log directory was improperly made world readable. A malicious system user could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information.
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2621 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420990 [No Types Assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-552
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Orchestration (heat) service before 8.0.0, 6.1.0 and 7.0.2 where a service log directory was improperly made world readable. A malicious system user could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information. An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Orchestration (heat) service where a service log directory was improperly made world readable. A malicious system user could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information.
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2621 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420990 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-552
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-552 / Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-552
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1464 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1464 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1243 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1243 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2621 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2621 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-532
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.0.0 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1464 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1243 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280 [No Types Assigned]
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-2017-2621 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-2017-2621 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.01%

score

0.21730

percentile

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