CVE-2017-17051 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenStack Nova 16.0.3, specifically deployments using the default FilterScheduler with a fix for OSSA-2017-005 applied. An authenticated user can repeatedly rebuild an instance with new images, causing untracked resource consumption on a hypervisor. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.6 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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