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CVE-2016-2140

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 2.09%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-04-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-2140
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
2.09%

Original NVD Description

The libvirt driver in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.4 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.3 (liberty), when using raw storage and use_cow_images is set to false, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted qcow2 header in an ephemeral or root disk.