CVE-2013-4261 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and earlier versions, specifically when using Apache Qpid as the RPC backend. This flaw allows authenticated remote attackers to exhaust connection pools by sending long strings to an instance console and then retrieving the console log. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.5 (low severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity requiring authentication, leading to partial availability impact. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= -CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= -CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:grizzly:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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