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CVE-2017-17051
high
CVSS 8.6
Vulnerability in nova (CVE-2017-17051)
Summary
vulnerability in nova (CVE-2017-17051). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `16.0.4` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2017-17051** has been found in nova.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 8.6/10.
What to do: upgrade nova to **16.0.4** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "nova CVE-2017-17051" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-17051 (nova) — CWE-400 / CVSS v3 8.6
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `16.0.4` — 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** (CWE-400) exists in nova.
📍 Affected scope
nova — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High (CVSS 8.6/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **16.0.4**.
🛡️ 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 16.0.4ステージング環境で 16.0.4 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
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"16.0.4"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17051
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vq76-rxx3-4r4r
- package https://github.com/openstack/nova
- package https://pypi.org/project/nova
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102102
- web https://launchpad.net/bugs/1732976
- web https://review.openstack.org/521662
- web https://review.openstack.org/523214
- web https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2017-006.html
- web https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/25a1d78e83065c5bea5d8e0a017fd9d0914d41d9
- web https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/fed660c1189fdf4159d97badfdc8c5b35ad14f23