CVE-2012-4067: Medium severity Eucalyptus Eucalyptus vulnerability
Published Sep 17, 2013
·Updated
Walrus in Eucalyptus before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory, thread, and CPU consumption) via a crafted XML message containing a DTD, as demonstrated by a bucket-logging request.
Affected Software
21 affected components
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus<=3.2.1
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=1.0
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=1.1
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=1.2
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=1.3
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=1.4
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=1.5.1
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=1.5.2
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=1.6
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=1.6.2
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=2.0
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=2.0.0
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=2.0.1
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=2.0.2
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=2.0.3
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=3.0
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=3.0.1
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=3.1.0
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=3.1.1
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=3.1.2
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus=3.2.0
Event History
Sep 17, 2013
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2012-4067?
CVE-2012-4067 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can lead to significant resource exhaustion.
2
How do I fix CVE-2012-4067?
To mitigate CVE-2012-4067, upgrade Eucalyptus to version 3.2.2 or later.
3
Which versions of Eucalyptus are affected by CVE-2012-4067?
CVE-2012-4067 affects all Eucalyptus versions prior to 3.2.2.
4
What kind of attack does CVE-2012-4067 facilitate?
CVE-2012-4067 allows remote attackers to perform Denial of Service attacks through crafted XML messages.
5
Is it safe to use Eucalyptus versions below 3.2.2 due to CVE-2012-4067?
Using Eucalyptus versions below 3.2.2 is risky because they are vulnerable to denial of service attacks.