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CVE-2013-1838: OpenStack Compute (Nova) Denial of service via a large number of calls to the addFixedIp function

May 17, 2022 (updated November 26, 2024)

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) does not properly implement a quota for fixed IPs, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion and failure to spawn new instances) via a large number of calls to the addFixedIp function.

References

  • bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1125468
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919648
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82877
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-63fq-8fp9-vhwq
  • github.com/openstack/nova
  • github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9561484166f245d0e4602a36351d6cac72dd9426
  • github.com/openstack/nova/commit/99429214d4ddb5bdc7de185693b8a53ad50df3c6
  • github.com/openstack/nova/commit/efaacdaee116388234558e2682b647d41fe5b149
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2013-44.yaml
  • lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg21892.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1838
  • review.openstack.org/
  • review.openstack.org/
  • review.openstack.org/

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Affected versions

All versions before 12.0.0a0

Fixed versions

  • 12.0.0a0

Solution

Upgrade to version 12.0.0a0 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

pypi/nova/CVE-2013-1838.yml

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