OpenStack: Nova private flavors resource limit circumvention incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2256
Published Sep 16, 2013
3.5
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.51%
Description
The "create an instance" API in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly enforce the os-flavor-access:is_public property, which allows remote authenticated users to boot arbitrary flavors by guessing the flavor id. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2256.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
openstack-nova
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
openstack-nova
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | openstack-nova | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | openstack-nova | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. Red Hat did not release the incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2256 in any products.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.51% (0.01509) | 73.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.50% (0.01497) | 70.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 39.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 48.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 47.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 45.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-August/000138.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4278 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1212179 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1000086 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-43cm-73px-5v4m Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/4054cc4a22a1fea997dec76afb5646fd6c6ea6b9
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/6825959560e06725d26625fd21f5c0b78b305492
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/8b686195afe7e6dfb46c56c1ef2fe9c993d8e495
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4278
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4278
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-August/000138.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4278 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1212179 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1000086 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-43cm-73px-5v4m | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/4054cc4a22a1fea997dec76afb5646fd6c6ea6b9 | ||
| https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/6825959560e06725d26625fd21f5c0b78b305492 | ||
| https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/8b686195afe7e6dfb46c56c1ef2fe9c993d8e495 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4278 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4278 |
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