CVE-2012-3360: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2012-3360: Directory traversal vulnerability in virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2) and Essex...

Directory traversal vulnerability in virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2) and Essex (2012.1), when used over libvirt-based hypervisors, allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files to the disk image via a .. (dot dot) in the path attribute of a file element.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 6, 2024, 20:05 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2012-3360 is an old OpenStack Nova flaw where an authenticated cloud user could abuse path handling to place or corrupt files inside a VM disk image. The issue matters mainly for organizations still running Nova Essex or Folsom with libvirt-based hypervisors. Exposure appears limited to legacy OpenStack Compute deployments running Essex or Folsom on libvirt-based hypervisors. Modern Nova versions are not identified as affected in the provided sources. Prioritize only if legacy OpenStack Nova Essex or Folsom remains in service. For current platforms, confirm non-exposure and document closure. Mitigation focus: Identify any Nova Essex or Folsom deployments using libvirt-based hypervisors.; Apply the referenced OpenStack Nova fixes or vendor security updates.; Prefer upgrading off unsupported Nova releases where possible..

Prepared: Jun 24, 2026, 12:34 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jul 22, 2012, 16:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1015531CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
[openstack] 20120603 [OSSA 2012-008] Arbitrary file injection/corruption through directory traversal issues (CVE-2012-3360, CVE-2012-3361)CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/2427d4a99bed35baefd8f17ba422cb7aae8dcca7CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/b0feaffdb2b1c51182b8dce41b367f3449af5dd9CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM

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