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CVE-2012-3447
Vulnerability in nova (CVE-2012-3447)
Summary
vulnerability in nova (CVE-2012-3447). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3, d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2012-3447** has been found in nova.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade nova to **ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3, d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "nova CVE-2012-3447" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2012-3447 (nova) —
Patched: `ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3, d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in nova.
📍 Affected scope
nova — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3, d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'nova' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'nova' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `nova` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade nova to ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3, d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368ステージング環境で ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3, d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
nova
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References
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924h
- patch https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ce4b2e27be45a85b310237615c47eb53f37bb5f3
- patch https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/d9577ce9f266166a297488445b5b0c93c1ddb368
- report https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845106
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54869
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/07/1
- web https://review.openstack.org/#/c/10953/
- web https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1031311
- web https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77539