Vulnerability Report

CVE-2015-8749

Title: Openstack Nova Information Disclosure

Information Disclosure

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2015-8749.

CWE Category CWE-200
Published Date Jan 15, 2016
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.9 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
2.22%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2015-8749: The volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.

Impacted Vendors

O
openstack 1
P
panic 1

Reference Links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189 https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765 https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189 https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765 https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2015-8749 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.