Description
Race condition in the VMware driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.1.4 and 2014.2 before 2014.2rc1 allows remote authenticated users to access unintended consoles by spawning an instance that triggers the same VNC port to be allocated to two different instances.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-October/000293.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1689.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1781.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1782.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60227Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/14/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1357372Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-October/000293.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1689.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1781.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1782.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60227Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/14/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1357372Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 15, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified