OpenStack Neutron up to 2014.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in OpenStack Neutron up to 2014.2. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-7821. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Neutron up to 2014.2 (Cloud Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenStack Neutron before 2014.1.4 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted dns_nameservers value in the DNS configuration.

The weakness was shared 11/24/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.openstack.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-7821 since 10/03/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82975 (Fedora 20 : openstack-neutron-2013.2.4-8.fc20 (2015-5997)), 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 123167 (Solaris 11.2 Support Repository Update (SRU) 6.4.0 Missing).

Upgrading to version 2014.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98818), Tenable (82975), SecurityFocus (BID 71278†), Secunia (SA62586†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49960†). The entries VDB-67993, VDB-71567 and VDB-73309 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 82975
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : openstack-neutron-2013.2.4-8.fc20 (2015-5997)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for openstack-neutron FEDORA-2015-5997
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Neutron 2014.1.3

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10/03/2014 🔍
10/10/2014 +7 days 🔍
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11/21/2014 +42 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +123 days 🔍
04/22/2015 +26 days 🔍
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04/04/2022 +2527 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: RHSA-2014:1938
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-7821 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-7821
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72979
X-Force: 98818
SecurityFocus: 71278 - OpenStack Neutron 'dns_nameservers' Parameter Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 62586 - OpenStack Neutron dns_nameservers Denial of Service Vulnerability, Not Critical
Vulnerability Center: 49960 - OpenStack Neutron Remote DoS via a Crafted Dns_nameservers Value, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/04/2022 14:07
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (67), 06/28/2017 06:18 (10), 04/04/2022 14:06 (3), 04/04/2022 14:07 (1)
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