What is CVE-2015-3252?

CVE-2015-3252 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2015-3252?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack

CVE-2015-3252

Apache CloudStack before 4.5.2 does not properly preserve VNC passwords when migrating KVM virtual machines, which allows remote attackers to gain access by connecting to the VNC server.

EPSS: 0.019 (83.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Cloudstack
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
20160205 CVE-2015-3252: Apache CloudStack VNC authentication issue (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
[cloudstack-users] 20160205 CVE-2015-3252: Apache CloudStack VNC authentication issue (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3252?: CVE-2015-3252 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Cloudstack, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2015-3252?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.