CVE-2013-0270
Keystone: openstack keystone: denial of service via large http request with long tenant name
MEDIUM 6.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 3.16 % · percentile 88 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A flaw was found in OpenStack Keystone. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large HTTP request, specifically by providing a long tenant name when requesting a token. This could lead to a denial of service, consuming excessive CPU and memory resources on the affected system.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-1284 — Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
- CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0708.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0708
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0270
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1099025
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909012
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/7691276b869a86c2b75631d5bede9f61e030d9d8
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/82c87e5638ebaf9f166a9b07a0155291276d6fdc
- https://launchpad.net/keystone/grizzly/2013.1
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-4ppj-4p4v-jf4p — OpenStack Keystone Denial of Service vulnerability via a large HTTP request
- PYSEC-2026-650 — OpenStack Keystone Denial of Service vulnerability via a large HTTP request
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-2419
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2013-0270
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2012.1 ≤ 2012.1.3cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2012.2 ≤ 2012.2.4cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2013.1:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2013.1:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2013.1:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |