CVE-2014-8333 json
OpenStack Nova VMware instance leak potentially leading to compute DoS
published 2014-10-31 12 y ago modified 2026-07-07 4 mo ago also GHSA-g63p-mfcm-54c4 , PYSEC-2026-872 , EUVD-2022-3899
- cvss
- 4.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The VMware driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2014.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting an instance in the resize state.
Patch / fix
- pypi nova 12.0.0a0
- openstack nova 2014.1.4
- nova Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2014.1.3-7
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8333
- openstack-nova openstack 5 2014.1.4-3.el7ost
- python-nova openstack 5 2014.1.4-3.el7ost
- openstack-nova-api openstack 5 2014.1.4-3.el7ost
- openstack-nova-cert openstack 5 2014.1.4-3.el7ost
- openstack-nova-cells openstack 5 2014.1.4-3.el7ost
- openstack-nova-common openstack 5 2014.1.4-3.el7ost
- openstack-nova-compute openstack 5 2014.1.4-3.el7ost
- openstack-nova-console openstack 5 2014.1.4-3.el7ost
red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0843RHSA-2015:0844
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-2014-8333 updated cvss 4.0
openstack-nova: Nova VMware instance in resize state may leak
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 openstack-novaaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 python-nova 2014.1.4-3.el6ost, openstack-nova 2014.1.4-3.el6ost, openstack-nova-api 2014.1.4-3.el6ost, openstack-nova-cert 2014.1.4-3.el6ost, openstack-nova-cells 2014.1.4-3.el6ost, openstack-nova-common 2014.1.4-3.el6ost, +8 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0844
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 python-nova 2014.1.4-3.el7ost, openstack-nova 2014.1.4-3.el7ost, openstack-nova-api 2014.1.4-3.el7ost, openstack-nova-cert 2014.1.4-3.el7ost, openstack-nova-cells 2014.1.4-3.el7ost, openstack-nova-common 2014.1.4-3.el7ost, +8 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0843
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Exploit prediction
2.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | nova | <12.0.0a0 |
12.0.0a0 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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lists.openstack.org
/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-October/000298.html
mailing-list, web, patch, vendor-advisory
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github.com
/openstack/nova/commit/d71445c7d2d2921d10a08f82330f0ab8ef4f7df2
web
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github.com
/openstack/nova/commit/e1f8664c9fa83f77f5bb763ffcc3157905ed954c
web
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0844.html
vendor-advisory, web, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0843.html
vendor-advisory, web, third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/60531
third-party-advisory, web, permissions-required
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bugs.launchpad.net
/nova/+bug/1359138
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8333
advisory
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github.com
/openstack/nova
package
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pypi.org
/project/nova
package
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-g63p-mfcm-54c4
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-8333
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g63p-mfcm-54c4
- NVD CVE-2014-8333
- OSV PYSEC-2026-872
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