CVE-2013-0208 describes a vulnerability in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom and Essex, specifically impacting the boot-from-volume feature when using nova-volumes. Authenticated attackers could exploit this by manipulating the block_device_mapping parameter to boot from other users' volumes. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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