CVE-2012-3361

Public Exploit

Description

virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1), and Diablo (2011.3) allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.38% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org 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/49763 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/9268/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54278 vdb entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1015531
http://secunia.com/advisories/49802 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083969.html vendor advisory
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg14089.html mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083984.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/2427d4a99bed35baefd8f17ba422cb7aae8dcca7 patch exploit
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/b0feaffdb2b1c51182b8dce41b367f3449af5dd9 patch exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1497-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3361?
CVE-2012-3361 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3361?
To fix CVE-2012-3361, 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-2012-3361 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3361 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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