SB2013112312 - Information disclosure in Openstack Ceilometer

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6384)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

(1) impl_db2.py and (2) impl_mongodb.py in OpenStack Ceilometer 2013.2 and earlier, when the logging level is set to INFO, logs the connection string from ceilometer.conf, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (the DB2 or MongoDB password) by reading the log file.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/22/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/25/3
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ceilometer/+bug/1244476