CVE-2013-0270

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-1284: Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

Workarounds

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://launchpad.net/keystone/grizzly/2013.1
• https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/82c87e5638ebaf9f166a9b07a0155291276d6fdc
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909012
• https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/7691276b869a86c2b75631d5bede9f61e030d9d8
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1099025
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0708.html

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0708.html
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0708
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0270
• 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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