CVE-2015-3252 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apache CloudStack before 4.5.2 does not properly preserve VNC passwords when migrating KVM virtual machines, which allows remote attackers to gain access by connecting to the VNC server.

Published: 2016-02-08

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:cloudstack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-3306	Apache CloudStack before 4.5.2 does not properly preserve VNC passwords when migrating KVM virtual machines, which allows remote attackers to gain access by connecting to the VNC server.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01867.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/cloudstack-users/201602.mbox/%3C7508580E-3D83-49FD-BE6E-B329B0503130%40gmail.com%3E
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537459/100/0/threaded
https://blogs.apache.org/cloudstack/entry/two_late_announced_security_advisories

History

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Apache Cloudstack

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-02-08T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:32.103Z

Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3252

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-02-08T19:59:02.610

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-3252

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-255

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