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Arbitrary file overwrite in OpenStack Nova
GHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924h · CVE-2012-3447 · PYSEC-2012-21
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Description
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.
References
- ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3447
- WEB https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3
- WEB https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368
- WEB https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1031311
- WEB https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845106
- WEB https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77539
- PACKAGE https://github.com/openstack/nova
- WEB https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-21.yaml
- WEB https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953
- WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20120824003029/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
- WEB http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/07/1
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