#VU4536 Information disclosure in Red Hat OpenStack - CVE-2013-0266

Vulnerability identifier: #VU4536

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0266

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Red Hat OpenStack
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insecure permissions being set on the cinder.conf and api-paste.ini files. A local attacker can gain access to a world-readable log file and obtain sensitive information.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat OpenStack: All versions

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External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=908581

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.