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TI-2014-02843 Aliases CVE-2014-3517GHSA-xjmj-p278-4jp5

api/metadata/handler.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before…

Priority LOW 24CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

api/metadata/handler.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2, when proxying metadata requests through Neutron, makes it easier for remote attackers to guess instance ID signatures via a brute-force attack that relies on timing differences in responses to instance metadata requests.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01954 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial nova (PyPI): 2013.2.4, 2014.1.2Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—nova (PyPI)before 2013.2.42013.2.4Patch availableGHSA-xjmj-p278-4jp5
—nova (PyPI)2014.0.0 to before 2014.1.22014.1.2Patch availableGHSA-xjmj-p278-4jp5
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • nova (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2013.2.4 Fixed in 2013.2.4 Patch available GHSA-xjmj-p278-4jp5
  • nova (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2014.0.0 to before 2014.1.2 Fixed in 2014.1.2 Patch available GHSA-xjmj-p278-4jp5

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2013.2 – 2013.2.4; 2014.1 to before 2014.1.2VulnerableOpenStack
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:2014.2.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*2014.2.0 milestone1VulnerableOpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2 – 2013.2.4; 2014.1 to before 2014.1.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:2014.2.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2.0 milestone1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-xjmj-p278-4jp5 nova (PyPI) Fixed in 2013.2.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-xjmj-p278-4jp5 nova (PyPI) Fixed in 2014.1.2 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:1084 Released 2014-08-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-nova security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 openstack-nova-2013.2.3-12.el6ost, openstack-nova-api-2013.2.3-12.el6ost, openstack-nova-cells-2013.2.3-12.el6ost +11
  • RHSA-2014:0940 Released 2014-07-24 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-nova security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 openstack-nova-2014.1.1-4.el7ost, openstack-nova-api-2014.1.1-4.el7ost, openstack-nova-cells-2014.1.1-4.el7ost +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0Fixed RHSA-2014:1084
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2014:0940

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3517
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjmj-p278-4jp5

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2026-34154 In OpenStack Nova before 33.0.2, the server create API does not strip certain hint data. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2022-23762 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Cinder before 19.1.2, 20.x before 20.0.2, and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
  • TI-2021-02596 Open redirect in openstack-nova CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2017-04900 An issue was discovered in exception_wrapper.py in OpenStack Nova 13.x through 13.1.3… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-12516 An issue was discovered in the default FilterScheduler in OpenStack Nova 16.0.3. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-13145 An issue was discovered in Guest.migrate in virt/libvirt/guest.py in OpenStack Nova… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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