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CVE-2013-0270

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CVE-2013-0270

Published: Apr 12, 2013

Modified: Apr 7, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.5

MEDIUM

Description

A flaw was found in OpenStack Keystone. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large HTTP request, specifically by providing a long tenant name when requesting a token. This could lead to a denial of service, consuming excessive CPU and memory resources on the affected system.

VendorProductVersions

Red Hat

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0

All versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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