CVE-2013-0270
Keystone: openstack keystone: denial of service via large http request with long tenant name
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Apr 12, 2013
- Updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 6, 2012
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-1284 Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenStack Folsom for RHEL 6Red Hat |
|
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0Red Hat | |
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0Red Hat |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0708.html
- RHSA-2013:0708vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0270vdb-entry
- 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
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