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CVE-2012-2654 Detail

Description

The (1) EC2 and (2) OS APIs in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1), and Diablo (2011.3) do not properly check the protocol when security groups are created and the network protocol is not specified entirely in lowercase, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1466-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/985184 Patch 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76110
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9f9e9da777161426a6f8cb4314b78e09beac2978 Exploit  Patch 
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ff06c7c885dc94ed7c828e8cdbb8b5d850a7e654 Exploit  Patch 
https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg12883.html
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/8239/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2654
NVD Published Date:
06/21/2012
NVD Last Modified:
08/28/2017
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.