CVE-2013-4185

Public Exploit

Description

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-3 does not properly handle network source security group policy updates, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (nova-network consumption) via a large number of server-creation operations, which triggers a large number of update requests.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1184041 third party advisory exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/282 mailing list third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4185?
CVE-2013-4185 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4185?
To fix CVE-2013-4185, 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-2013-4185 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4185 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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