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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-4261 · published 29 October 2013

CVE-2013-4261: Openstack folsom memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Openstack · Folsom

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.

3.5 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 1.7% · top 23.2% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
3.5CVSS 2.0 base score
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/595 Patch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1215091 Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=999164 ExploitPatch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=999271
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1199.html Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/595 Patch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1215091 Exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=999164 ExploitPatch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=999271

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-4261), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.