openstack-nova: Nova VMware driver may connect VNC to another tenant's console
Published Oct 15, 2014
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.03%
Description
Race condition in the VMware driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.1.4 and 2014.2 before 2014.2rc1 allows remote authenticated users to access unintended consoles by spawning an instance that triggers the same VNC port to be allocated to two different instances.
Affected products
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OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6
openstack-nova-0:2013.2.4-2.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1689
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
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 4 for RHEL 6 | openstack-nova-0:2013.2.4-2.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1689 |
| 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 |
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:N/AC:L/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02027) | 80.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02027) | 78.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00929) | 74.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00608) | 79.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00608) | 78.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00695) | 79.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00695) | 77.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 68.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 68.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 66.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 41.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-October/000293.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1689.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- 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://secunia.com/advisories/60227 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/14/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70182 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8750 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1357372 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1152346 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8750
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8750
Change history (0)
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