CVE-2023-3637 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-3637: Openstack-neutron: unrestricted creation of security groups (fix for cve-2022-3277)

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) Operational Tools
Weakness CWE-400
Published July 25, 2023
Last update November 20, 2025

CVSS base score

4.3/10
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:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An uncontrolled resource consumption flaw was found in openstack-neutron. This flaw allows a remote authenticated user to query a list of security groups for an invalid project. This issue creates resources that are unconstrained by the user's quota. If a malicious user were to submit a significant number of requests, this could lead to a denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 25, 2023 CVE published
November 20, 2025 Record updated