4.9

CVE-2012-3447: openstack nova

CVSS: 4.9v2.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924hPYSEC-2012-21DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3447
Published 20-08-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3447 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) vulnerability in openstack nova. EPSS estimates a 1.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.93%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 20-08-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.93%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.93% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.93%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Nova

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • nova< 2012.1.1-6
Openstack1 product
PyPI1 product
  • nova< 12.0.0 | < d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368 | All versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

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