OpenStack Keystone Essex 2012.1.3 and earlier, Folsom 2012.2.3 and earlier, and Grizzly…
Priority LOW 29CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
OpenStack Keystone Essex 2012.1.3 and earlier, Folsom 2012.2.3 and earlier, and Grizzly grizzly-2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via many invalid token requests that trigger excessive generation of log entries.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03243 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012.1 – 2012.1.3; 2012.2 – 2012.2.3; 2013.1 – 2013.1.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.1 – 2012.1.3; 2012.2 – 2012.2.3; 2013.1 – 2013.1.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2013:0253 Released 2013-02-12 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-keystone security and bug fix update
- OpenStack Folsom openstack-keystone-2012.2.1-3.el6ost, openstack-keystone-doc-2012.2.1-3.el6ost, python-keystone-2012.2.1-3.el6ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Folsom | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0253 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-0247
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqpq-8vh2-cxwp
References
Sources
- CVE-2013-0247 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-0247 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fqpq-8vh2-cxwp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-0247 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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