CVE-2013-4463
OpenStack Nova denial of service through compressed disk images
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
2.1
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
- Record
CVE-2013-4463- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
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CVE-2013-4463- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2506 No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
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EUVD-2022-2506- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5644-2v3h-5w4x No score
OpenStack Nova denial of service through compressed disk images
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
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GHSA-5644-2v3h-5w4x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
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CVE-2013-4463- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4463 No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
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DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4463- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-5644-2v3h-5w4x No score
OpenStack Nova denial of service through compressed disk images
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
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GHSA-5644-2v3h-5w4x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-865 No score
OpenStack Nova denial of service through compressed disk images
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
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PYSEC-2026-865- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4463 No score
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana does not properly verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (host file system disk consumption) via a compressed QCOW2 image. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2096.
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UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4463- 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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
novaPyPI |
before 12.0.0a0 | 12.0.0a0 |
novaDebian:12 |
before 2013.2-3 | 2013.2-3 |
novaDebian:13 |
before 2013.2-3 | 2013.2-3 |
novaDebian:14 |
before 2013.2-3 | 2013.2-3 |
openstack-novaRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
openstack-nova-apiRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
openstack-nova-cellsRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
openstack-nova-certRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
openstack-nova-commonRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
openstack-nova-computeRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openstack-nova-conductorRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
openstack-nova-consoleRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
openstack-nova-docRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
openstack-nova-networkRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
openstack-nova-objectstoreRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
openstack-nova-schedulerRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
python-novaRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 |
before 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost | 0:2013.1.4-4.el6ost |
novaUbuntu: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 Show 6 moreShow less1:2014.1~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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4463 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Openstack Folsom, published February 6, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in nova 12.0.0a0.
References
bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1206081
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/31/3
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0112.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4463
github.com/openstack/nova/commit/3cdfe894ab58f7b91bf7fb690fc5bc724e44066f
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github.com/openstack/nova/commit/f6810be4ae1a6c93e7d8017ee67d5344dfdf4a30
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5644-2v3h-5w4x
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4463
github.com/openstack/nova
pypi.org/project/nova
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0112
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996766
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1014948
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1023239
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1044562
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050213
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059504
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2014/rhsa-2014_0112.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4463
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4463
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6491
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6491
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6491
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4463
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2247-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1068
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4469
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6491
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7130
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0134
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0167