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CVE-2014-0167

OpenStack Compute (Nova) allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via API requests

6.0 MediumFix available

CVE-2014-0167 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Openstack Compute, published April 15, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.65%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in nova 2013.2.4.

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.

Exploit likelihood

1.65%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.0

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.

Record
CVE-2014-0167
CVSS 2.0
6.0 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.

Record
CVE-2014-0167
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4654 No score

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.

Record
EUVD-2022-4654
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p258-xmh3-72pv 5.2

OpenStack Compute (Nova) allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via API requests

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.

Record
GHSA-p258-xmh3-72pv
CVSS 4.0
5.2 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-p258-xmh3-72pv 5.2

OpenStack Compute (Nova) allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via API requests

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.

Record
GHSA-p258-xmh3-72pv
CVSS 4.0
5.2 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Weakness
CWE-862
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-878 5.2

OpenStack Compute (Nova) allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via API requests

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.

Record
PYSEC-2026-878
CVSS 4.0
5.2 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSV No score

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.

Record
CVE-2014-0167
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-0167 No score

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0167
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-0167 No score

The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 does not enforce RBAC policies for (1) add_rules, (2) remove_rules, (3) destroy, and other unspecified methods in compute/api.py when using non-default policies, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via these API requests.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0167
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2247-1 No score

nova vulnerabilities

Darragh O'Reilly discovered that the Ubuntu packaging for OpenStack Nova did not properly set up its sudo configuration. If a different flaw was found in OpenStack Nova, this vulnerability could be used to escalate privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-1068)

Bernhard M. Wiedemann and Pedraig Brady discovered that OpenStack Nova did not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 images. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to create a denial of service via disk consumption. This issue did not affect Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-4463, CVE-2013-4469)

JuanFra Rodriguez Cardoso discovered that OpenStack Nova did not enforce SSL connections when Nova was configured to use QPid and qpid_protocol is set to 'ssl'. If a remote attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view sensitive information. Ubuntu does not use QPid with Nova by default. This issue did not affect Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-6491)

Loganathan Parthipan discovered that OpenStack Nova did not properly create expected files during KVM live block migration. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to obtain root disk snapshot contents via ephemeral storage. This issue did not affect Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7130)

Stanislaw Pitucha discovered that OpenStack Nova did not enforce the image format when rescuing an instance. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this to read host files. In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the libvirt guest AppArmor profile. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2014-0134)

Mark Heckmann discovered that OpenStack Nova did not enforce RBAC policy when adding security group rules via the EC2 API. A remote authenticated user could exploit this to gain unintended access to this API. This issue only affected Ubuntu 13.10. (CVE-2014-0167)

Record
USN-2247-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
nova
PyPI
2013.1.0 up to 2013.2.4
2013.2.4
nova
Debian:12
before 2013.2.3-1
2013.2.3-1
nova
Debian:13
before 2013.2.3-1
2013.2.3-1
nova
Debian:14
before 2013.2.3-1
2013.2.3-1
openstack-nova
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
openstack-nova-api
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
openstack-nova-cells
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
openstack-nova-cert
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
openstack-nova-common
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
openstack-nova-compute
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openstack-nova-conductor
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
openstack-nova-console
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
openstack-nova-doc
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
openstack-nova-network
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
openstack-nova-novncproxy
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
openstack-nova-objectstore
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
openstack-nova-scheduler
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
python-nova
Red Hat:openstack:4::el6
before 0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
0:2013.2.3-12.el6ost
nova
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1:2014.1-0ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions
1:2013.2~rc2-0ubuntu11:2013.2-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b1-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b1-0ubuntu21:2014.1~b2-0ubuntu3
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1:2014.1~b2-0ubuntu41:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu11:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu21:2014.1~rc1-0ubuntu11:2014.1~rc2-0ubuntu11:2014.1-0ubuntu1
1:2014.1-0ubuntu1.2

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03affected
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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