OpenStack Keystone Long Password resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Keystone. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of Long Password leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1572. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Keystone (Cloud Software) (unknown version) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation as part of a Long Password leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenStack Keystone: extremely long passwords can crash Keystone by exhausting stack space

The weakness was shared 11/12/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1572 since 03/12/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58628 (Fedora 16 : openstack-keystone-2011.3.1-3.fc16 (2012-4960)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (58628). The entry VDB-76352 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Cloud Software

Name

• OpenStack Keystone

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 58628
Nessus Name: Fedora 16 : openstack-keystone-2011.3.1-3.fc16 (2012-4960)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 864333
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for openstack-keystone FEDORA-2012-4690
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/12/2012 🔍
03/31/2012 +19 days 🔍
04/09/2012 +9 days 🔍
11/12/2019 +2773 days 🔍
11/13/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/13/2024 +1553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-1572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145409
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/13/2019 11:59
Updated: 02/13/2024 08:45
Changes: 11/13/2019 11:59 (37), 11/13/2019 12:04 (28), 02/13/2024 08:45 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:679:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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