CVE-2012-3447

Published Aug 20, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0018 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924h Arbitrary file overwrite in OpenStack Nova
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1545-1 Nova vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:05 PM
Reserved
Jun 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 20, 2012, 6:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:43 PM