What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-0167?

CVE-2014-0167 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-0167?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2014-0167. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Compute CVE-2014-0167

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2014-04-15 secalert@redhat.com

Privilege Escalation Compute Icehouse

6.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.0 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 15, 2014 - 14:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.0

DescriptionCVE.org

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.

AnalysisAI

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests. Affected products include: Openstack Compute, Openstack Icehouse. Version information: before 2013.2.4.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.