openstack-nova: Nova VMware driver leaks rescued images
Published Mar 25, 2014
7.1
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.70%
Description
The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 through 2013.2.2 does not properly put VMs into RESCUE status, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by requesting the VM be put into rescue and then deleting the image.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
openstack-nova
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
openstack-nova
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
openstack-nova
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | openstack-nova | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | openstack-nova | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | openstack-nova | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00705) | 51.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.70% (0.00699) | 48.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00106) | 26.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 69.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 68.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 64.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57498 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2573 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1269418 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1080289 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jv34-xvjq-ppch Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/b3cc3f62a60662e5bb82136c0cfa464592a6afe9
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/efb66531bc37ee416778a70d46c657608ca767af
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2014-113.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2573
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2573
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/57498 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2573 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1269418 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1080289 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jv34-xvjq-ppch | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/b3cc3f62a60662e5bb82136c0cfa464592a6afe9 | ||
| https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/efb66531bc37ee416778a70d46c657608ca767af | ||
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2014-113.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2573 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2573 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.