CVE-2013-0208

Published: Feb 13, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

The boot-from-volume feature in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom and Essex, when using nova-volumes, allows remote authenticated users to boot from other users' volumes via a volume id in the block_device_mapping parameter.

Affected (5)

Products: Openstack: Essex, Folsom · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

2 products

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openstack Essex	All versions
Openstack Folsom	All versions

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 11.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.10

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (24)

http://osvdb.org/89661

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0208.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/51963

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51992

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/29/9

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57613

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1709-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1069904

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=902629

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81697

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/243d516cea9d3caa5a8267b12d2f577dcb24193b

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/317cc0af385536dee43ef2addad50a91357fc1ad

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://osvdb.org/89661