CVE-2013-0270
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2013.1.1-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 2013.1.1-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 2013.1.1-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2013.1.1-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2013.1.1-2 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | keystone | <8.0.0a0 | 8.0.0a0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0270
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/7691276b869a86c2b75631d5bede9f61e030d9d8
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/82c87e5638ebaf9f166a9b07a0155291276d6fdc
- 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://launchpad.net/keystone/grizzly/2013.1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0708.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0270
CWEs
CWE-1284 CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.