virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before…
Priority LOW 26CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image that uses a symlink that is only readable by root. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3361.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01933 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed nova (PyPI): 12.0.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | nova (PyPI) | before 12.0.0 | 12.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924h |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- nova (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 12.0.0 Fixed in 12.0.0 Patch available GHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924h
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924h nova (PyPI) Fixed in 12.0.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3447
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924h
References
Exploit 2
Other 8
- [oss-security] 20120807 [OSSA 2012-011] Compute node filesystem injection/corruption (CVE-2012-3447)
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953/
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1031311
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845106
- https://github.com/openstack/nova
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2012-21.yaml
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120824003029/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
More OpenStack Folsom vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-00195 Packstack: packstack: arbitrary file overwrite via symlink attack CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-01930 XML injection vulnerability in account/utils.py in OpenStack Swift Folsom, Grizzly, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-00265 Openstack nova: vnc proxy can connect to the wrong vm CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2013-01648 OpenStack Keystone Folsom (2012.2) does not properly perform revocation checks for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2013-00142 The boot-from-volume feature in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom and Essex, when using… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2013-03945 The XenAPI backend in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana before 2013.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2012-3447 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3447 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-3447 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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