CVE-2013-4202

N/A Unknown
Published: September 16, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1198.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2005-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1190229
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1198.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2005-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1190229
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
75th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

canonical openstack