CVE-2012-1585 OpenStack Nova Long server names grow nova-api log files significantly
Remote authenticated users can cause denial of service by consuming disk space via long server names in OpenStack Compute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-1585?
CVE-2012-1585 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Essex before 2011.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (Nova-API log file and disk consumption) via a long server name.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1585?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including nova. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
nova PyPI | All versions | 12.0.0a0 |
nova PyPI | All versions | 12.0.0a0 |
nova PyPI | All versions | 12.0.0a0 |
Products include Openstack Nova.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1585?
Upgrade nova to 12.0.0a0 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-1585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-7214 OpenStack Nova logs sensitive context from notification exceptions
- CVE-2017-17051 OpenStack Nova DoS by rebuilding the same instance with a new image multiple times
- CVE-2020-17376 OpenStack Nova Live migration fails to update persistent domain XML
- CVE-2017-18191 OpenStack Nova Denial of service attack on the compute host
- CVE-2015-3280 OpenStack Compute (nova) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1585, GHSA-pjvw-p2v5-wf6q, PYSEC-2026-880.