CVE-2015-2687 json
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Improper Access Control
published 2017-08-09 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj , PYSEC-2017-145 , EUVD-2017-0079
- cvss
- 4.7
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.
Patch / fix
- pypi nova 15.0.0.0b1
- nova Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2014.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2687
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-2015-2687 updated cvss 1.0
openstack-nova: information leak when live-migration failed
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) openstack-nova Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) openstack-novaaffected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 openstack-novaaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| OSV | 3.0 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | nova | <15.0.0.0b1 |
15.0.0.0b1 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
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github.com
/openstack/nova/commit/b83cae02ece4c338e09c3606c6ae69b715bd6f8c
web
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/10
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
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review.openstack.org
/#/c/338929/
third-party-advisory, web
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securityfocus.com
/bid/77505
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory, advisory
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bugs.launchpad.net
/nova/+bug/1419577
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry, advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1205313
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry, advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/03/25/3
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2687
advisory
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github.com
/openstack/nova
package
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2017-145.yaml
web
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review.openstack.org
/#/c/338929
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-2687
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj
- NVD CVE-2015-2687
- OSV PYSEC-2017-145
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