CVE-2012-3447
First published: Wed Aug 01 2012(Updated: )
`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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Folsom | ||
| OpenStack Nova | =2012.1 | |
| pip/nova | <12.0.0 | 12.0.0 |
| =2012.1 |
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Reference Links
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3361
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=601803&action=diff
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=601803&action=edit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3447
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=601804&action=diff
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=601804&action=edit
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/8126
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1031311
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=846624
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=846625
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845106
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/07/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77539
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3447
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-21.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120824003029/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924h (Advisory)
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953
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- version/openstack nova/2012.1
- package-manager/pip