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CVE-2015-8749

The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.

Published

2016-01-15T19:59:04.133

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	openstack	nova	< 12.0.1	Yes
Application	openstack	nova	< 2015.1.3	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)