CVE-2015-7713

Description

OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) do not properly apply security group changes, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restriction by leveraging an instance that was running when the change was made.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.81% 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76960 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1491307 third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2673 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1492961 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2684.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-021.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7713?
CVE-2015-7713 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7713?
To fix CVE-2015-7713, 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-2015-7713 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-7713 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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