CVE-2012-3447

Impact

virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image that uses a symlink that is only readable by root. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3361.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/07/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1031311
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845106
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77539
• https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3
• https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368
• https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/07/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1031311
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845106
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77539
• https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3
• https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368
• https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953/