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CVE-2013-0247

5.0 · MEDIUM

OpenStack Keystone Essex 2012.1.3 and earlier, Folsom 2012.2.3 and earlier, and Grizzly grizzly-2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via many invali…

Published Feb 24, 2013openstackCWE-399EPSS 3.24%

Overview

CVE-2013-0247 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting openstack keystone. It was published on February 24, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

OpenStack Keystone Essex 2012.1.3 and earlier, Folsom 2012.2.3 and earlier, and Grizzly grizzly-2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via many invalid token requests that trigger excessive generation of log entries.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from openstack. Update keystone to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
openstackkeystone2012.1Affected

References

Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098906.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0253.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/57747Refwww.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1715-1Refbugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1098307Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906171Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098906.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0253.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/57747Refwww.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1715-1

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0247?

CVE-2013-0247 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting openstack keystone. It was published on February 24, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-0247?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-0247?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from openstack. Update keystone to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2013-0247?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2013-0247 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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