CVE-2012-2101

N/A Unknown
Published: June 07, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

Openstack Compute (Nova) Folsom, 2012.1, and 2011.3 does not limit the number of security group rules, which allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to cause a denial of service (CPU and hard drive consumption) via a network request that triggers a large number of iptables rules.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49034
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49048
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1438-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/81641
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/49034
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49048
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1438-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/81641
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/969545
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75243
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg10268.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.5%
71th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

openstack