4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-4179
OpenStack Compute Nova XEE Denial of Service
Description

The security group extension in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.3, Havana before havana-3, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 16, 2013, 7:14 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4179 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openstack nova
2 Openstack compute
3 Openstack havana
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-4179.

URL Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2005-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1190229 Exploit

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-4179 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-4179 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The security group extension in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.3, Havana before havana-3, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664. The security group extension in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.3, Havana before havana-3, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2013-4179 OpenStack: Nova XML entities DoS The security group extension in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.3, Havana before havana-3, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1199 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4179 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=989707 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The security group extension in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.3, Havana before havana-3, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664. CVE-2013-4179 OpenStack: Nova XML entities DoS
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4179 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=989707 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1199 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.54 }} 0.00%

score

0.73643

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