CVE-2013-1665

Description

The XML libraries for Python 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 2.7, and 2.6, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex and Folsom, Django, and possibly other products allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, aka an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.30% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory openstack.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/19/4 mailing list
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-February/000078.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0658.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/19/2 mailing list
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1757-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0657.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2634 vendor advisory
http://blog.python.org/2013/02/announcing-defusedxml-fixes-for-xml.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0670.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.python.org/issue17239
https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1100279 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1665?
CVE-2013-1665 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1665?
To fix CVE-2013-1665, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1665 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1665 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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