CVE-2015-8749

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3449-1

Severity Score

5.9

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.

La función volume_utils._parse_volume_info en OpenStack Compute (Nova) en versiones anteriores a 2015.1.3 (kilo) y 12.0.x en versiones anteriores a 12.0.1 (liberty) incluye el diccionario connection_info en el mensaje StorageError cuando utiliza el backend Xen, lo que permitiría a atacantes obtener información sensible de contraseña leyendo archivos de registro u otros vectores no especificados.

George Shuklin discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled the migration process. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. George Shuklin and Tushar Patil discovered that OpenStack Nova incorrectly handled deleting instances. A remote authenticated user could use this issue to consume disk resources, resulting in a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-01-07 CVE Reserved
2016-01-15 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html	2018-11-16

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Openstack Search vendor "Openstack"		Nova Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Nova"				>= 12.0.0 < 12.0.1 Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Nova" and version " >= 12.0.0 < 12.0.1"		-		Affected
Openstack Search vendor "Openstack"		Nova Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Nova"				>= 2015.1.0 < 2015.1.3 Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Nova" and version " >= 2015.1.0 < 2015.1.3"		-		Affected