CVE-2014-3703 OpenStack PackStack 2012.2.1, when the Open vSwitch (OVS) monolithic plug-in is not used, does not properly set the libvirt_vif_driver configuration option when generating the nova.conf configuration,...

MediumCVSS 5.0 EPSS 2.2%

Published: 2014-12-02 03:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 03:08
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

OpenStack PackStack 2012.2.1, when the Open vSwitch (OVS) monolithic plug-in is not used, does not properly set the libvirt_vif_driver configuration option when generating the nova.conf configuration, which causes the firewall to be disabled and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
redhat packstack	= 2012.2.1	No fix listed

References

RHSA-2014:1691 vendor-advisory

CVSS v2.0

5.0 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Partial
Availability: None

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 2.16% (percentile 82.5)
CWE: CWE-264

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.