PT-2013-4923 · Apache+1 · Apache Qpid+1

Jaroslav Henner · Published 2013-10-29 · Updated 2013-10-30 · CVE-2013-4261

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.5

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenStack Compute (Nova) versions Folsom through Grizzly and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by consuming the connection pool. This can be achieved by sending multiple requests with long strings to an instance console and then retrieving the console log. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified.

Recommendations For OpenStack Compute (Nova) versions Folsom through Grizzly and earlier, consider disabling the use of Apache Qpid for the RPC backend as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation. Restrict access to instance consoles to prevent abuse. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-4261

RHSA-2013:1199

Affected Products

Apache Qpid

Openstack Compute

References · 9

• 🔥 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=999164 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1215091 · Exploit
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4261 · Vendor Advisory
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/595 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4261 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4261 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4261 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=999271 · Note