CVE-2015-7548

3.5 LOW
Published: January 12, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty), when using libvirt to spawn instances and use_cow_images is set to false, allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by overwriting an instance disk with a crafted image and requesting a snapshot.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0018.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80176
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-001.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
3.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.8%
76th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

openstack

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