CVE-2012-2654

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2654
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-21 15:55:12 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) EC2 and (2) OS APIs in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1), and Diablo (2011.3) do not properly check the protocol when security groups are created and the network protocol is not specified entirely in lowercase, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openstack Compute 2012.2 All All All
Application Openstack Diablo 2011.3 All All All
Application Openstack Essex 2012.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Fix up protocol case handling for security groups. · openstack/nova@ff06c7c · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch
[OSSA 2012-007] Security groups fail to be set correctly (CVE-2012-2654) : Mailing list archive : openstack team in Launchpad af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.launchpad.net
Gerrit Code Review af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 review.openstack.org
Security Advisory SA49439 - Ubuntu update for nova - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fix up protocol case handling for security groups. · openstack/nova@9f9e9da · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch
Bug #985184 “Security groups fail to be set correctly if incorre...” : Bugs : OpenStack Compute (nova) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
USN-1466-1: Nova vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Security Advisory SA46808 - OpenStack Compute (Nova) "Security Group" Security Bypass Security Issue - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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