CVE-2011-4596

medium

Published 2011-12-23 · Modified 2024-05-19

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.0

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in OpenStack Nova before 2011.3.1, when the EC2 API and the S3/RegisterImage image-registration method are enabled, allow remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted (1) tarball or (2) manifest.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`2012.1~e1-4`
sid	Fixed	`2012.1~e1-4`
forky	Fixed	`2012.1~e1-4`
bullseye	Fixed	`2012.1~e1-4`
bookworm	Fixed	`2012.1~e1-4`

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
PyPI	nova	`<12.0.0a0`	`12.0.0a0`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
openstack	nova	`{"startIncluding":"2011.3","endExcluding":"2011.3.1"}`	`2011.3.1`

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.