CVE-2014-8333

Description

The VMware driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting an instance in the resize state.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.74% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory openstack.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/60531 third party advisory permissions required
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1359138 issue tracking third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0844.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-October/000298.html mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0843.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8333?
CVE-2014-8333 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8333?
To fix CVE-2014-8333, 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-2014-8333 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8333 is being actively exploited. 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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