CVE-2013-2144 Missing authorization in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 3 Jul 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause denial of service by consuming disk space through improper permission checks when cloning VMs from snapshots in RHEVM.

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-2013-2144?

CVE-2013-2144 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager (RHEVM) before 3.2 does not properly check permissions for the target storage domain, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (disk space consumption) by cloning a VM from a snapshot.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2144?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (12)

`rhevm` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`
`rhevm-backend` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`
`rhevm-config` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`
`rhevm-dbscripts` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`
`rhevm-genericapi` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`
`rhevm-notification-service` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`
`rhevm-restapi` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`
`rhevm-setup` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`
`rhevm-setup-plugin-allinone` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`
`rhevm-tools-common` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`
`rhevm-userportal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`
`rhevm-webadmin-portal` Red Hat:rhev_manager:3	All versions	`0:3.2.0-11.30.el6ev`

Products include Redhat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2144?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2013-2144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5q6m-qgpq-gv3p, RHSA-2013:0888.