High severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 25, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-2573
CVE-2014-2573
Description
The VMWare driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 through 2013.2.2 does not properly put VMs into RESCUE status, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass the quota limit and cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by requesting the VM be put into rescue and then deleting the image.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
novaPyPI | < 12.0.0a0 | 12.0.0a0 |
Affected products
4Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- secunia.com/advisories/57498nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-jv34-xvjq-ppchghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2573ghsaADVISORY
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/1nvdWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/21/2nvdWEB
- bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1269418nvdWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/b3cc3f62a60662e5bb82136c0cfa464592a6afe9ghsaWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/efb66531bc37ee416778a70d46c657608ca767afghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2014-113.yamlghsaWEB
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