CVE-2013-4261

Public Exploit

Description

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and earlier, when using Apache Qpid for the RPC backend, does not properly handle errors that occur during messaging, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection pool consumption), as demonstrated using multiple requests that send long strings to an instance console and retrieving the console log.

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.62%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/595 mailing list patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=999271
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1215091 exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=999164 patch exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4261?
CVE-2013-4261 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4261?
To fix CVE-2013-4261, 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-2013-4261 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4261 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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