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    CVE-2013-6437

    The libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.2.2 and icehouse before icehouse-2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by creating and deleting instances with unique os_type settings, which triggers the creation of a new ephemeral disk backing file.

    Published:Dec 18, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Mar 6, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.00434
    CVSS Score:4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Openstack
    Product
    Nova
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openstack

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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