CVE-2014-3517
Description
api/metadata/handler.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2, when proxying metadata requests through Neutron, makes it easier for remote attackers to guess instance ID signatures via a brute-force attack that relies on timing differences in responses to instance metadata requests.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ 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 | 2014.1.1-8 |
| sid | Fixed | 2014.1.1-8 |
| forky | Fixed | 2014.1.1-8 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2014.1.1-8 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2014.1.1-8 |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/2
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1325128
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3517
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0940
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1084
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3517
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112499
- https://opendev.org/openstack/nova
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3517
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.