OpenStack Compute (Nova) Ephemeral Disk Backing Files Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:64416

Info

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Ephemeral Disk Backing Files Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 64416
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2013-6437
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 22 2013 12:00AM
Updated: May 06 2014 05:31PM
Credit: Phil Day (HP)
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Ephemeral Disk Backing Files Denial of Service Vulnerability

OpenStack Compute (Nova) is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service.

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Havana and Grizzly are affected.

Exploit / POC

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Ephemeral Disk Backing Files Denial of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Ephemeral Disk Backing Files Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Ephemeral Disk Backing Files Denial of Service Vulnerability

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