3.5

CVE-2012-3371: openstack compute Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 3.5v2.0LowModified
AliasesGHSA-xxgm-qpj5-4886PYSEC-2012-40DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3371
Published 17-07-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3371 is a low (CVSS 3.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in openstack compute. EPSS estimates a 1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.5/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.86%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2github, reference

Timeline

  1. 17-07-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.86%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.86% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.86%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • githubUnverified

    Nova

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.launchpad.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Openstack3 products
Debian1 product
  • nova< 2012.1.1-5
PyPI1 product
  • nova< 12.0.0a0 | < 034762e8060dcf0a11cb039b9d426b0d0bb1801d | All versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 5 products

References

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