openstack-heat: /var/log/heat/ is world readable
Published Jul 27, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.41%
Description
An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Orchestration (heat) service before 8.0.0, 6.1.0 and 7.0.2 where a service log directory was improperly made world readable. A malicious system user could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information.
Affected products
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- Version openstack-heat-6.1.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version openstack-heat-7.0.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version openstack-heat-8.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Openstack-Heat | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton)
openstack-heat-1:7.0.2-4.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1243
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka)
openstack-heat-1:6.1.0-3.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1464
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
openstack-heat
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
openstack-heat
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
openstack-heat
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
openstack-heat
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
openstack-heat
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton) | openstack-heat-1:7.0.2-4.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1243 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka) | openstack-heat-1:6.1.0-3.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1464 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | openstack-heat | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | openstack-heat | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | openstack-heat | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | openstack-heat | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | openstack-heat | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/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 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 33.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 35.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 24.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 23.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 21.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1243 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1464 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2621 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420990 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2621 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2621
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2621
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96280 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1243 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1464 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2621 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1420990 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2621 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2621 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2621 |
Change history (0)
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