Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 29, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4185
CVE-2013-4185
Description
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and Havana before havana-3 does not properly handle network source security group policy updates, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (nova-network consumption) via a large number of server-creation operations, which triggers a large number of update requests.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
novaPyPI | < 12.0.0a0 | 12.0.0a0 |
Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/282nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1184041nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-ph2h-hh49-vh27ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4185ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/52ad911963da4095b213952dee3a430fe0c4c30fghsaWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/85aac04704350566d6b06aa7a3b99649946c672cghsaWEB
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/d4ee081c5c0a5132781235177c430ebcf72b0b0bghsaWEB
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