CVE-2011-4076
Description
OpenStack Nova before 2012.1 allows someone with access to an EC2_ACCESS_KEY (equivalent to a username) to obtain the EC2_SECRET_KEY (equivalent to a password). Exposing the EC2_ACCESS_KEY via http or tools that allow man-in-the-middle over https could allow an attacker to easily obtain the EC2_SECRET_KEY. An attacker could also presumably brute force values for EC2_ACCESS_KEY.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2012.1~e1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2012.1~e1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2012.1~e1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2012.1~e1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2012.1~e1-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | nova | <12.0.0a0 | 12.0.0a0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4076
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/b1ab6da1495784ff581000018a6047fd19cf82c4
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/beee11edbfdd82cd81bc9c0fd75912c167892c2b
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-4076
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/868360
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4076
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4076
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/25/4
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.