CVE-2013-6426
mediumpriority · track · 16EPSS 0.010 · 64 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The cloudformation-compatible API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 does not properly enforce policy rules, which allows local in-instance users to bypass intended access restrictions and (1) create a stack via the CreateStack method or (2) update a stack via the UpdateStack method.
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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 (2)
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references (14)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11/9cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64243cnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/89658cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1256049cnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0090.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11/9enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64243enisa_euvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1256049enisa_euvd
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