CVE-2014-0134

The instance rescue mode in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.2 before 2013.2.3 and Icehouse before 2014.1, when using libvirt to spawn images and use_cow_images is set to false, allows remote authenticated users to read certain compute host files by overwriting an instance disk with a crafted image.

Published: 2014-05-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0134 is rated Moderate Risk (40/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.49%). EPSS rose +1.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0134

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.20% 1.49% +1.29%
2 2025-03-22 0.32% 0.20% -0.12%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0134

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0134

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-0134

GHSA-w429-xc55-hc48 · Severity: low · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack Nova host data leak to vm instance in rescue mode

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0134

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-0134 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nova), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0134
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0134
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0134 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nova), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream): DNE 2, not-affected 2, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0134

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0134

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openstack compute 2013.2 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack compute 2013.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack compute 2013.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0134

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