Medium severity · published Jan 15, 2016
CVE-2015-8749
The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the…
5.9
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
Nova · Openstack
12.0.0 before 12.0.1; 2015.1.0 before 2015.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8749
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8749
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765
Patch
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html
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