Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2013-4463 (CCN-88486)

Assigned:2013-10-31
Published:2013-10-31
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary:OpenStack Compute (Nova) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error related to the control of the size of disk images. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using malicious compressed qcow2 disk images to consume an overly large amount of disk space.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.5 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.6 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.0 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2013-4463

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2014-0112
Moderate: openstack-nova security and bug fix update

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: OSSA 2013-029
Potential Nova denial of service through compressed disk images (CVE-2013-4463, CVE-2013-4469)

Source: CCN
Type: SA57172
IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator OpenStack Compute (Nova) Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1667331
IBM Security Bulletin: Potential Nova denial of service through compressed disk images (CVE-2013-4463, CVE-2013-4469) - United States

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BID-63467
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Compressed 'qcow2' Disk Images Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
openstack-nova-cve20134463-dos(88486)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:openstack:compute:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:openstack:nova-lxd:13.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:ibm:smartcloud_orchestrator:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:cloud_orchestrator:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24438
    P
    USN-2247-1 -- nova vulnerabilities
    2014-08-11
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20134463000
    V
    CVE-2013-4463 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
    2014-02-06
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20134463000
    V
    CVE-2013-4463 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2014-02-06
    BACK
    openstack compute -
    openstack nova-lxd 13.1.0
    ibm smartcloud orchestrator 2.3
    ibm cloud orchestrator 2.3
    redhat openstack 3.0