Description
The cloudformation-compatible API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 does not properly enforce policy rules, which allows local in-instance users to bypass intended access restrictions and (1) create a stack via the CreateStack method or (2) update a stack via the UpdateStack method.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0090.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64243
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1256049Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89658
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0090.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64243
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1256049Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89658
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 14, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified