CVE-2015-8749 Information

Description

The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189 https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765 https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.9