CVE-2013-0270 MEDIUM

CVE-2013-0270: Keystone: openstack keystone: denial of service via large http request with long tenant name

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
Weakness CWE-1284
Published April 12, 2013
Last update April 7, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 12, 2013 CVE published
April 7, 2026 Record updated