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low 2.1

CVE-2013-6480 json

Libcloud does not properly scrub data when destroying a DigitalOcean node

published 2014-01-07 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-g892-9h8m-r69r , PYSEC-2014-97 , EUVD-2014-0003

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Libcloud 0.12.3 through 0.13.2 does not set the scrub_data parameter for the destroy DigitalOcean API, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a new VM.

Patch / fix

  • pypi apache-libcloud 0.13.3

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-6480 updated cvss 2.6

python-libcloud: doesn't send scrub_data query parameter when destroying a DigitalOcean node

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-38937)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-38937 Apache Libcloud Digital Ocean API - Local Information Disclosure local, 2014-01-01

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi apache-libcloud
>=0.12.3, <0.13.3
0.13.3

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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