SB2013112312 - Information disclosure in Openstack Ceilometer
Published: November 23, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013112312
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6384)
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.