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CVE-2013-4155

4.0 · MEDIUM

OpenStack Swift before 1.9.1 in Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana allows authenticated users to cause a denial of service ("superfluous" tombstone consumption and Swift cluster slowdown) via a DELETE req…

Published Aug 20, 2013openstackCWE-119EPSS 1.68%

Overview

CVE-2013-4155 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting openstack folsom. It was published on August 20, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

OpenStack Swift before 1.9.1 in Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana allows authenticated users to cause a denial of service ("superfluous" tombstone consumption and Swift cluster slowdown) via a DELETE request with a timestamp that is older than expected.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from openstack. Update folsom 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
openstackswift0Affected

References

Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1197.htmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2737Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/07/6Refwww.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2001-1Refbugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1196932Refreview.openstack.org/#/c/40643/Refreview.openstack.org/#/c/40645/Refreview.openstack.org/#/c/40646/Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1197.htmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2737

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4155?

CVE-2013-4155 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting openstack folsom. It was published on August 20, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-4155?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0, 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-2013-4155?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from openstack. Update folsom 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-2013-4155?

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