OpenStack Swift up to 1.9.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenStack Swift. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-4155. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Swift (Cloud Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenStack Swift before 1.9.1 in Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana allows authenticated users to cause a denial of service ("superfluous" tombstone consumption and Swift cluster slowdown) via a DELETE request with a timestamp that is older than expected.

The weakness was shared 08/20/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at review.openstack.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4155 since 06/12/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69387 (Fedora 19 : openstack-swift-1.8.0-3.fc19 (2013-14477)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195896 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Swift Vulnerability (USN-2001-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86302), Tenable (69387), SecurityFocus (BID 61690†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41180†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 69387
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : openstack-swift-1.8.0-3.fc19 (2013-14477)
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OpenVAS ID: 892737
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2737-1 (swift - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Swift 1.7.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: USN-2001-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4155 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4155
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64724

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X-Force: 86302
SecurityFocus: 61690 - OpenStack Swift CVE-2013-4155 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 41180 - OpenStack Object Storage Swift before 1.9.1 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a DELETE Request with Old Timestamp, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 12/25/2024 19:49
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (66), 05/09/2017 10:26 (5), 01/04/2022 20:00 (3), 01/04/2022 20:07 (1), 01/04/2022 20:14 (1), 12/25/2024 19:49 (18)
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