Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-4202
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4202
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.49%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 73 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-4202
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-4202
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-4202
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2005-1
USN-2005-1: Cinder vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1190229
Bug #1190229 “[OSSA 2013-023] Potential unsafe XML usage (CVE-20...” : Bugs : OpenStack Security AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1198.html
RHSA-2013:1198 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalPatch;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2013-4202
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:cinder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*