OpenStack Horizon up to 2014.1.1 Login Page resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OpenStack Horizon up to 2014.1.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Login Page. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-8124. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Horizon up to 2014.1.1 (Cloud Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Login Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) before 2014.1.3 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.1 does not properly handle session records when using a db or memcached session engine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of requests to the login page.

The weakness was released 12/12/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8124 since 10/10/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80374 (Fedora 21 : python-django-horizon-2014.1.3-2.fc21 (2014-17177)), 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 123356 (Solaris 11.2 Support Repository Update (SRU) 7.4.0 Missing).

Upgrading to version 2014.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99337), Tenable (80374), SecurityFocus (BID 71648†), Secunia (SA61186†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48005†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 80374
Nessus Name: Fedora 21 : python-django-horizon-2014.1.3-2.fc21 (2014-17177)
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OpenVAS ID: 867487
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for python-django-horizon FEDORA-2014-17177
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Horizon 2014.1.2

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10/10/2014 🔍
11/19/2014 +40 days 🔍
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12/10/2014 +21 days 🔍
12/12/2014 +2 days 🔍
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01/06/2015 +25 days 🔍
01/12/2015 +6 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +74 days 🔍
04/07/2022 +2568 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: RHSA-2015:0839
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CVE: CVE-2014-8124 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8124
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73221
X-Force: 99337
SecurityFocus: 71648 - OpenStack Horizon Login Page Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 61186 - OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Session Resource Exhaustion Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 48005 - OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) Remote DoS via Multiple Requests to the Login Page, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/07/2022 18:57
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (67), 06/17/2017 07:49 (10), 04/07/2022 18:49 (3), 04/07/2022 18:57 (1)
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