What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-4261?

CVE-2013-4261 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 3.5 (Low). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2013-4261?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2013-4261. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.6%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-4261?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2013-4261. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Folsom CVE-2013-4261

LOW

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2013-10-29 secalert@redhat.com

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Apache Folsom Grizzly Openstack

3.5

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

3.5 LOW

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 29, 2013 - 22:55 cve.org

LOW 3.5

DescriptionCVE.org

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and earlier, when using Apache Qpid for the RPC backend, does not properly handle errors that occur during messaging, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection pool consumption), as demonstrated using multiple requests that send long strings to an instance console and retrieving the console log.

AnalysisAI

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and earlier, when using Apache Qpid for the RPC backend, does not properly handle errors that occur during messaging, which allows remote attackers to cause. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom, Grizzly, and earlier, when using Apache Qpid for the RPC backend, does not properly handle errors that occur during messaging, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection pool consumption), as demonstrated using multiple requests that send long strings to an instance console and retrieving the console log. Affected products include: Openstack Folsom, Openstack Grizzly, Redhat Openstack.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.