Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-3360

Directory traversal vulnerability in virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2) and Essex (2012.1), when used over libvirt-based hypervisors, allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files to the disk image via a .. (dot dot) in the path attribute of a file element.
Published 2012-07-22 16:55:46
Updated 2012-08-17 03:53:53
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3360

EPSS FAQ
0.44%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 71 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-3360

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.5
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
8.0
4.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-3360

  • The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-3360

Products affected by CVE-2012-3360

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