Red Hat OpenStack 2013/3.0 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat OpenStack 2013/3.0. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-6491. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat OpenStack 2013/3.0 (Cloud Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The python-qpid client (common/rpc/impl_qpid.py) in OpenStack Oslo before 2013.2 does not enforce SSL connections when qpid_protocol is set to ssl, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

The weakness was released 02/01/2014 as Bug 996766 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-6491 since 11/04/2013. 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 T1600 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73905 (Ubuntu 12.10 : cinder vulnerability (USN-2208-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195523 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Nova Vulnerabilities (USN-2247-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (90915), Tenable (73905) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44426†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-66335, VDB-66327, VDB-65400 and VDB-69621. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Nessus ID: 73905
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.10 : cinder vulnerability (USN-2208-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841813
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for cinder USN-2208-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenStack 3.0

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03/24/2015 +317 days 🔍
02/01/2022 +2506 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 996766
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-6491 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66281

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X-Force: 90915
SecurityFocus: 65276
Vulnerability Center: 44426 - OpenStack Compute before 2013.2 Remote Sniffing via SSL Connections, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 02/01/2022 08:38
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (64), 05/27/2017 10:49 (8), 02/01/2022 08:38 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:241:103

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