CVE-2014-3608: Nova Denial of Service Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-92hc-c226-32q7
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Advisory Summary

CVE-2014-3608 is a MODERATE denial of service vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Nova libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves openstack compute (nova)'s vmware driver vulnerable to denial of service. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2014.1.3.

CVE-2014-3608 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2014-3608
GHSA Identifier GHSA-92hc-c226-32q7
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score N/A
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Nova
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

How to Fix CVE-2014-3608

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Nova dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

nova fixed: 2014.1.3 
pip install nova>=2014.1.3
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

pip show nova

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2014-3608, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show nova

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Nova in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2014.1.3), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show nova command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Nova, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by putting the VM into the rescue state, suspending it, which puts into an ERROR state, and then deleting the image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2573.

CVE-2014-3608 Affected Nova Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
2014.1.3
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
nova
pypi/nova
PyPI
< 2014.1.3
2014.1.3

References

NVD — CVE-2014-3608 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3608
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2014:17... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1781
access.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2014:17... WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1782
Nova Security Information SECURITY
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3608
bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1338830 WEB
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1338830
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi WEB
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1148253
opendev.org/openstack/nova PACKAGE
https://opendev.org/openstack/nova
Nova Security Information SECURITY
https://web.archive.org/web/20200228053850/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70220
rhn.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2014-17... WEB
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1781.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/rhsa-2014-17... WEB
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1782.html
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/65 WEB
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/65
Nova Security Information SECURITY
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70220

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-3608?
CVE-2014-3608 is a security vulnerability in Nova involving OpenStack Compute (Nova)'s VMWare driver vulnerable to denial of service under General Security Weakness.
Which Nova versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 2014.1.3 across affected packages: nova.
What version fixes CVE-2014-3608?
Upgrading to 2014.1.3 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is nova affected?
Yes, nova is affected in releases prior to 2014.1.3. Upgrade your dependency to 2014.1.3 or later.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2014-3608?
CVE-2014-3608 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2014-3608?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show nova'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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