Description
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-3 does not properly handle network source security group policy updates, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (nova-network consumption) via a large number of server-creation operations, which triggers a large number of update requests.
Published: 2013-10-29
Score: 4.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4765 Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-3 does not properly handle network source security group policy updates, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (nova-network consumption) via a large number of server-creation operations, which triggers a large number of update requests.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-ph2h-hh49-vh27 OpenStack Nova Denial of Service in network source security groups
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2000-1 Nova vulnerabilities
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Openstack Compute
Redhat Openstack
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.638Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4185

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-10-29T22:55:02.457

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-4185

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-08-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4185 - Bugzilla

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