openstack-nova: incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2573, Nova VMware driver still leaks rescued images
Published Oct 6, 2014
2.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.73%
Description
The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by putting the VM into the rescue state, suspending it, which puts into an ERROR state, and then deleting the image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2573.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6
openstack-nova-0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1781
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7
openstack-nova-0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1782
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
openstack-nova
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | openstack-nova-0:2014.1.3-4.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1781 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | openstack-nova-0:2014.1.3-4.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1782 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | openstack-nova | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:A/AC:L/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.73% (0.01725) | 76.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.71% (0.01710) | 74.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 36.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.67% (0.00666) | 80.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.67% (0.00666) | 79.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00666) | 76.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 55.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 75.40th | 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 (13)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1781.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1782.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/65 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70220 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1781
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1782
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3608 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1338830 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1148253 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-92hc-c226-32q7 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3608
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228053850/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70220
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3608
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1781.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1782.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/65 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70220 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1781 | ||
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1782 | ||
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3608 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1338830 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1148253 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-92hc-c226-32q7 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3608 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20200228053850/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70220 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3608 |
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