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CVE-2013-4261· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and earlier, when using Apache Qpid for the RPC backend, does not properly handle errors that occu

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and earlier, when using Apache Qpid for the RPC backend, does not properly handle errors that occur during messaging, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection pool consumption), as demonstrated using multiple requests that send long strings to an instance console and retrieving the console log.

LowCVSS 3.5 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 29, 2013
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.7% · 77th percentile
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Action score

15

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
14 / 40 · 3.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
openstackfolsom
openstackgrizzly
redhatopenstack

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • openstack folsomup to - inclusive
  • openstack grizzlyup to - inclusive
  • redhat openstack3.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12novabefore 2013.2-12013.2-1
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-novabefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-nova-apibefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-nova-cellsbefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-nova-certbefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-nova-commonbefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-nova-computebefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-nova-conductorbefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-nova-consolebefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-nova-docbefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-nova-networkbefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-nova-objectstorebefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6openstack-nova-schedulerbefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost
Red Hat:openstack:3::el6python-novabefore 0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost

Same product

openstack: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2013-2161XML injection vulnerability in account/utils.py in OpenStack Swift Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana allows attackers to trigger invalid or spoofe
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2013-1865OpenStack Keystone Folsom (2012.2) does not properly perform revocation checks for Keystone PKI tokens when done through a server, which all
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2013-1665The XML libraries for Python 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 2.7, and 2.6, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex and Folsom, Django, and possibly other pr
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2012-3447virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2012.1.x before 2012.1.2 and Folsom before Folsom-3 allows remote authenticated users to overwr
    20Monitor
  • CVE-2012-5625OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom before 2012.2.2 and Grizzly, when using libvirt and LVM backed instances, does not properly clear physical v
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2013-4155OpenStack Swift before 1.9.1 in Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana allows authenticated users to cause a denial of service ("superfluous" tombstone
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:nova2013.2-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova-api0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova-cells0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova-cert0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova-common0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova-compute0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova-conductor0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova-console0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova-doc0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova-network0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova-objectstore0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)
red hat:openstack-nova-scheduler0:2013.1.3-3.el6ost · Red Hat:openstack:3::el6Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    ATT&CK techniques

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    References

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