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CVE-2017-16239
medium
CVSS 6.5
Vulnerability in nova (CVE-2017-16239)
Summary
vulnerability in nova (CVE-2017-16239). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to `14.0.10` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2017-16239** has been found in nova.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 6.5/10.
What to do: upgrade nova to **14.0.10** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "nova CVE-2017-16239" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-16239 (nova) — CVSS v3 6.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Patched: `14.0.10` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in nova.
📍 Affected scope
nova — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers
🔧 How to fix
Update to **14.0.10**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'nova' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'nova' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `nova` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade nova to 14.0.10ステージング環境で 14.0.10 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
nova
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"14.0.0"},{"fixed":"14.0.10"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16239
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2wf-cgwh-vpqg
- package https://github.com/openstack/nova
- package https://pypi.org/project/nova
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101950
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0241
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0314
- web https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0369
- web https://launchpad.net/bugs/1664931
- web https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2017-005.html
- web https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4056
- web https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/698b261a5a2a6c0f31ef5059046ef7196d5cba30
- web https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/984dd8ad6add4523d93c7ce5a666a32233e02e34
- web https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9e2d63da94db63d97bd02e373bfc53d95808b833
- web https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/b72105c1c49fcddc94992af63fc2f8078023491a