OpenStack Keystone: extremely long passwords can crash Keystone by exhausting stack space
Priority LOW 35CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
OpenStack Keystone: extremely long passwords can crash Keystone by exhausting stack space
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01199 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| keystone | Keystone | 2014.1.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Keystone Vendorkeystone Affected 2014.1.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1572
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xjx-jphh-cf8v
References
More keystone vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-04254 The Fernet Token Provider in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) 9.0.x before 9.0.1 (mitaka)… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-1572 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-1572 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6xjx-jphh-cf8v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-1572 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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