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CVE-2013-0270

6.5 · MEDIUM

A flaw was found in OpenStack Keystone.

Published Apr 12, 2013openstackCWE-1284EPSS 3.16%

Overview

CVE-2013-0270 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting openstack keystone. It was published on April 12, 2013 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

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

Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0708.htmlRefaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0708Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0270Refbugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1099025Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909012GitHubgithub.com/openstack/keystone/commit/7691276b869a86c2b75631d5bede9f61e030d9d8GitHubgithub.com/openstack/keystone/commit/82c87e5638ebaf9f166a9b07a0155291276d6fdcReflaunchpad.net/keystone/grizzly/2013.1Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0708.htmlRefbugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1099025

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0270?

CVE-2013-0270 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting openstack keystone. It was published on April 12, 2013 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-0270?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-0270?

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-2013-0270?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2013-0270 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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