Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-8124
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2014-8124
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:horizon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:horizon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8124
1.98%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 89 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-8124
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-8124
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-8124
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1394370
Bug #1394370 “[OSSA 2014-040] horizon login page is vulnerable t...” : Bugs : OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon)Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00040.html
openSUSE-SU-2015:0078-1: moderate: Security Update for openstack-dashboaMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-December/000308.html
OpenStack Open Source Cloud Computing Software » Message: [openstack-announce] [OSSA 2014-040] Horizon denial of service attack through login page (CVE-2014-8124)Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
Oracle Bulletin Board Update - January 2015Third Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0839.html
RHSA-2015:0839 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalBroken Link
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147520.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: python-django-horizon-2014.1.3-2.fc21Third Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0845.html
RHSA-2015:0845 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalBroken Link
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