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.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6480
• fog/fog#2525
• http://libcloud.apache.org/security.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00015.html
• apache/libcloud@4449e16
• https://github.com/apache/libcloud/blob/abba8c1719a8bda6db8efde2d46fd1b423ae4304/CHANGES.rst#compute-48
• 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
• https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/apache-libcloud/PYSEC-2014-97.yaml