CVE-2012-1585
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Essex before 2011.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (Nova-API log file and disk consumption) via a long server name.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.4–4
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-pjvw-p2v5-wf6qOpenStack Nova Long server names grow nova-api log files significantly2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Essex before 2011.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (Nova-API log file and disk consumption) via a long server name.
- PYSEC-2026-880OpenStack Nova Long server names grow nova-api log files significantly2026-07-06vendor · osvUS
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Essex before 2011.3 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (Nova-API log file and disk consumption) via a long server name.
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sources
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references (12)
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- http://lwn.net/Alerts/491298/cnnvd
- http://osdir.com/ml/openstack-cloud-computing/2012-03/msg01133.htmlcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48654cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48659cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/962515cnnvd
- https://launchpad.net/novaPatchcnnvd
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/491298/enisa_euvd
- http://osdir.com/ml/openstack-cloud-computing/2012-03/msg01133.htmlenisa_euvd
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