low3.5
CVE-2012-3371
OpenStack Nova Scheduler denial of service through scheduler_hints
Impact
The Nova scheduler in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2) and Essex (2012.1), when DifferentHostFilter or SameHostFilter is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (excessive database lookup calls and server hang) via a request with many repeated IDs in the os:scheduler_hints section.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | Nova | < 12.0.0a0 | 12.0.0a0 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openstack | Compute | Version 2012.2 |
| Openstack | Essex | Version 2012.1 |
| Openstack | Folsom | Version 2012.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/13
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54388
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1501-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1017795
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/034762e8060dcf0a11cb039b9d426b0d0bb1801d
- https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg14452.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xxgm-qpj5-4886
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3371
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-40.yaml