Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-1838
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) does not properly implement a quota for fixed IPs, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion and failure to spawn new instances) via a large number of calls to the addFixedIp function.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2013-1838
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:grizzly:2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1838
1.43%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 79 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-1838
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-1838
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-1838
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http://secunia.com/advisories/52580
Sign inVendor Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/14/18
oss-security - [OSSA 2013-008] Nova DoS by allocating all Fixed IPs (CVE-2013-1838)
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919648
919648 – (CVE-2013-1838) CVE-2013-1838 Openstack Nova: DoS by allocating all Fixed IPs
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https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24453/
Change I2a5afaa4: Add quotas for fixed ips. | review.opendev Code Review
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https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg21892.html
[OSSA 2013-008] Nova DoS by allocating all Fixed IPs (CVE-2013-1838) : Mailing list archive : openstack team in Launchpad
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https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24452/
Change I970d540c: Add quotas for fixed ips. | review.opendev Code Review
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0709.html
RHSA-2013:0709 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://secunia.com/advisories/52728
Sign inVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58492
OpenStack Nova CVE-2013-1838 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1125468
Bug #1125468 “[OSSA 2013-008] DOS by allocating all fixed ips” : Bugs : OpenStack Compute (nova)
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https://review.openstack.org/#/c/24451/
Change Iffa19583: Add quotas for fixed ips. | review.opendev Code Review
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http://osvdb.org/91303
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http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1771-1
USN-1771-1: OpenStack Nova vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82877
OpenStack Compute (Nova) Fixed IPs denial of service CVE-2013-1838 Vulnerability Report
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