CVE-2014-2573
lowpriority · track · 9EPSS 0.007 · 53 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 through 2013.2.2 does not properly put VMs into RESCUE status, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by requesting the VM be put into rescue and then deleting the image.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2–6.5
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-jv34-xvjq-ppchOpenStack Nova VMWare driver leaks rescued images2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 through 2013.2.2 does not properly put VMs into RESCUE status, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by requesting the VM be put into rescue and then deleting the image.
- PYSEC-2014-1132014-03-25vendor · osvUS
The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 through 2013.2.2 does not properly put VMs into RESCUE status, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by requesting the VM be put into rescue and then deleting the image.
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references (12)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/57498cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/1cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/2cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1269418cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57498enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/1enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/2enisa_euvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1269418enisa_euvd
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