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CVE-2013-7130

The i_create_images_and_backing (aka create_images_and_backing) method in libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly, Havana, and Icehouse, when using KVM live block migration, does not properly create all expected files, which allows attackers to obtain snapshot root disk contents of other users via ephemeral storage.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-7130 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from openstack, from openstack, from openstack and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-02-06T17:00:06.977

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	openstack	compute	2012.2	Yes
Application	openstack	compute	2013.1	Yes
Application	openstack	compute	2013.1.1	Yes
Application	openstack	compute	2013.1.2	Yes
Application	openstack	compute	2013.1.3	Yes
Application	openstack	grizzly	-	Yes
Application	openstack	havana	-	Yes
Application	openstack	icehouse	-	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127732.html ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127735.html ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/102416 ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0231.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/56450 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/23/5 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65106 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1 ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1251590 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90652 ([email protected])
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68658/ Patch ([email protected])
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68659/ ([email protected])
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68660/ Patch ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127732.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/127735.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/102416 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0231.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/56450 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/23/5 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65106 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1251590 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90652 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68658/ Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68659/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/68660/ Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For openstack's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.