CVE-2013-4261

OpenStack: openstack-nova-compute console-log DoS

Published Oct 29, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 3.5 Low EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and earlier, when using Apache Qpid for the RPC backend, does not properly handle errors that occur during messaging, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection pool consumption), as demonstrated using multiple requests that send long strings to an instance console and retrieving the console log.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4161 OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and earlier, when using Apache Qpid for the RPC backend, does not properly handle errors that occur during messaging, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection pool consumption), as demonstrated using multiple requests that send long strings to an instance console and retrieving the console log.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2000-1 Nova vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:38 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 29, 2013, 10:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:56 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 20, 2013, 12:00 AM