CVE-2013-2096

Nova: fails to verify image virtual size denial of service

Published Jul 9, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) by creating an image with a large virtual size that does not contain a large amount of data.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2069 OpenStack Compute (Nova) does not verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m674-hmx2-ffhq OpenStack Compute (Nova) does not verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1831-1 OpenStack Nova vulnerability
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:27 PM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 9, 2013, 5:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:52 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 16, 2013, 12:00 AM