Description
virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image that uses a symlink that is only readable by root. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3361.
Published: 2012-08-20
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0018 virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image that uses a symlink that is only readable by root. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3361.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924h Arbitrary file overwrite in OpenStack Nova
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1545-1 Nova vulnerability
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:05:12.578Z

Reserved: 2012-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-3447

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-20T18:55:03.293

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-3447

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