CVE-2012-3361

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 3 sources updated this week

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virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1), and Diablo (2011.3) allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 80.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 22, 2012

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

References (22)

secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083969.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083984.html
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/49763
secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/49802
secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54278
secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1497-1
secalert@redhathttps://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1015531
secalert@redhathttps://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/2427d4a99bed35baefd8f17ba422cb7aae8dcca7
secalert@redhathttps://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/b0feaffdb2b1c51182b8dce41b367f3449af5dd9
secalert@redhathttps://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg14089.html
secalert@redhathttps://review.openstack.org/#/c/9268/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083969.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083984.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49763
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/49802

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	python-nova (2012.1+stable~20120612-3ee026e-0ubuntu1.1) @ precise	2026-05-29	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

PyPI(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
nova	—	12.0.0a0	—

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UbuntuUSN-1497-1MEDIUM
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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2012-3361?

CVE-2012-3361 is a none vulnerability published on July 22, 2012. virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1), and Diablo (2011.3) allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image.

When was CVE-2012-3361 disclosed?

CVE-2012-3361 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 22, 2012, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2012-3361 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3361 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 80.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2012-3361?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-3361, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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