PT-2014-5460
CVE-2014-3703
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Published
2014-12-02
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Updated
2014-12-05
Description by
CVSS 2.0
5.0
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
OpenStack PackStack version 2012.2.1
Description
The issue arises when the Open vSwitch (OVS) monolithic plug-in is not used, leading to improper setting of the libvirt vif driver configuration option in the nova.conf configuration. This results in the firewall being disabled, allowing remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Recommendations
For OpenStack PackStack version 2012.2.1, ensure the libvirt vif driver configuration option is properly set in the nova.conf configuration to enable the firewall and prevent access restriction bypass.
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