CVE-2011-4596

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    CVE-2011-4596

    Published: 23 Dec 2011Last Modified: 7 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in OpenStack Nova before 2011.3.1, when the EC2 API and the S3/RegisterImage image-registration method are enabled, allow remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted (1) tarball or (2) manifest.

    References: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/885167, https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/894755, https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/76363226bd8533256f7795bba358d7f4b8a6c9e6, https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ad3241929ea00569c74505ed002208ce360c667e, https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg06105.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High