Description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) by creating an image with a large virtual size that does not contain a large amount of data.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-May/000102.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59924
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1831-1
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/28717/
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/28901/
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/29192/
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-May/000102.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59924
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1831-1
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/28717/
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/28901/
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/29192/
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 9, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified