CVE-2012-2654

Public Exploit

Description

The (1) EC2 and (2) OS APIs in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1), and Diablo (2011.3) do not properly check the protocol when security groups are created and the network protocol is not specified entirely in lowercase, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.15% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/46808 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/8239/
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9f9e9da777161426a6f8cb4314b78e09beac2978 patch exploit
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/985184 patch
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ff06c7c885dc94ed7c828e8cdbb8b5d850a7e654 patch exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1466-1 vendor advisory
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg12883.html mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76110 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49439 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2654?
CVE-2012-2654 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2654?
To fix CVE-2012-2654, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2654 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2654 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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