CVE-2012-2101 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenStack Compute (Nova) versions Folsom, 2012.1, and 2011.3. The flaw allows remote authenticated users with specific permissions to exhaust CPU and hard drive resources by creating an excessive number of security group rules, leading to a large volume of iptables entries. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.5, indicating a medium attack complexity and partial availability impact, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2011.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:2011.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2012.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
folsomCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:folsom:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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