CVE-2013-0247
First published: Thu Jan 31 2013(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack keystonemiddleware | >=2012.1<=2012.1.3 | |
| OpenStack keystonemiddleware | >=2012.2<=2012.2.3 | |
| OpenStack keystonemiddleware | >=2013.1<=2013.1.2 | |
| Ubuntu | =12.04 | |
| Ubuntu | =12.10 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098906.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0253.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57747
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1715-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1098307
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906171
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2013-0247?
CVE-2013-0247 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
How does CVE-2013-0247 affect OpenStack Keystone?
CVE-2013-0247 allows remote attackers to cause disk consumption by creating excessive log entries through invalid token requests.
Which versions of OpenStack Keystone are affected by CVE-2013-0247?
CVE-2013-0247 affects OpenStack Keystone versions 2012.1.3 and earlier, 2012.2.3 and earlier, and 2013.1.2 and earlier.
How can I mitigate the impact of CVE-2013-0247?
Mitigation for CVE-2013-0247 can involve limiting the rate of token requests and controlling log generation.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-0247?
You should upgrade to a version of OpenStack Keystone that is later than 2013.1.2 to address CVE-2013-0247.
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