openstack-nova: RBAC policy not properly enforced in Nova EC2 API
Published Apr 15, 2014
5.2
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 1.65%
Description
The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.
Affected products
No data.
- 2013.1
- 2013.1.1
- 2013.1.2
- 2013.1.3
- 2013.2
- 2013.2.1
- 2013.2.2
- 2013.2.3
- n/a
No data.
OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6
openstack-nova-0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1084
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
openstack-nova
Affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
openstack-nova
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6 | openstack-nova-0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1084 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | openstack-nova | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | openstack-nova | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
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:P/A:P
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 1, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.65% (0.01647) | 75.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01634) | 73.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.38% (0.00383) | 57.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 66.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 65.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 62.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.57th | 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 (9)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/26 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1084
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0167 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084868 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p258-xmh3-72pv Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1290537 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0167
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0167
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/09/26 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1084 | ||
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0167 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1084868 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p258-xmh3-72pv | Advisory | |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/1290537 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0167 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0167 |
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