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CVE-2013-0270 Detail

Current Description

A flaw was found in OpenStack Keystone. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large HTTP request, specifically by providing a long tenant name when requesting a token. This could lead to a denial of service, consuming excessive CPU and memory resources on the affected system.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0708.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0270 Red Hat, Inc.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1099025 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909012 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/7691276b869a86c2b75631d5bede9f61e030d9d8 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/82c87e5638ebaf9f166a9b07a0155291276d6fdc CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://launchpad.net/keystone/grizzly/2013.1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-1284 Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-0270
NVD Published Date:
04/12/2013
NVD Last Modified:
04/07/2026
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.