CVE-2013-4278

OpenStack: Nova private flavors resource limit circumvention incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2256

Published Sep 16, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 3.5 Low EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The "create an instance" API in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to boot arbitrary flavors by guessing the flavor id. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2256.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-2280 The "create an instance" API in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to boot arbitrary flavors by guessing the flavor id. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2256.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-43cm-73px-5v4m OpenStack Compute (Nova) Resource limit circumvention in Nova private flavors
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2000-1 Nova vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:38 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 16, 2013, 7:14 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:56 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 20, 2013, 12:00 AM