Libcloud 0.12.3 through 0.13.2 does not set the scrub_data parameter for the destroy DigitalOcean API, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a new VM.
Libcloud 0.12.3 through 0.13.2 does not set the scrub_data parameter for the destroy DigitalOcean API, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a new VM.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | apache-libcloud | >= 0.12.3, < 0.13.3 | 0.13.3 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6480
- https://github.com/fog/fog/issues/2525
- https://github.com/apache/libcloud/commit/4449e165a00756dc61430e6ad9520f005b045d29
- https://github.com/apache/libcloud
- https://github.com/apache/libcloud/blob/abba8c1719a8bda6db8efde2d46fd1b423ae4304/CHANGES.rst#compute-48
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-libcloud/PYSEC-2014-97.yaml
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LIBCLOUD-487
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232003/https://digitalocean.com/blog_posts/transparency-regarding-data-security
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140129025443/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64617
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201209074449/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530624/100/0/threaded
- http://libcloud.apache.org/security.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00015.html
- https://digitalocean.com/blog_posts/transparency-regarding-data-security
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64617
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/530624/100/0/threaded
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g892-9h8m-r69r
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
apache-libcloud- Disclosed
- 07.01.2014
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-g892-9h8m-r69r - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2014-97 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: apache-libcloud
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 3
- First → latest
- 09.2011 01.2014
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Medium 1
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 0
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
earlier: 3
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