CVE-2016-2140
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.3)—
The libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.4 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.3 (liberty), when using raw storage and use_cow_images is set to false, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted qcow2 header in an ephemeral or root disk.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.11%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 81
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-200
Referencias
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/08/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84277
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1548450
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-007.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/08/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84277
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1548450
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-007.html
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