CVE-2013-7048 OpenStack Nova live snapshots use an insecure local directory
Local attackers can read and modify live snapshots due to insecure permissions on the temporary directory in OpenStack Compute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-7048?
CVE-2013-7048 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.4, Havana 2013.2.1, and earlier uses world-writable and world-readable permissions for the temporary directory used to store live snapshots, which allows local users to read and modify live snapshots.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7048?
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-2013-7048?
Upgrade nova to 12.0.0a0 or later.
Is CVE-2013-7048 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7048 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-2013-7048, GHSA-grp5-h379-j75x, PYSEC-2026-873.