Resource exhaustion in Openstack Nova

CVE-2017-17051

An issue was discovered in the default FilterScheduler in OpenStack Nova 16.0.3. By repeatedly rebuilding an instance with new images, an authenticated user may consume untracked resources on a hypervisor host leading to a denial of servic…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.008 (75.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17051?
CVE-2017-17051 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openstack Nova, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2017-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-17051?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.