CVE-2013-1664
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The XML libraries for Python 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 2.7, and 2.6, as used in OpenStack Keystone Essex, Folsom, and Grizzly; Compute (Nova) Essex and Folsom; Cinder Folsom; Django; and possibly other products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
Find out more about CVE-2013-1664 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue affects the versions of python as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Folsom (openstack-nova) | RHSA-2013:0657 | 2013-03-21 |
| OpenStack Folsom (Django14) | RHSA-2013:0670 | 2013-03-21 |
| OpenStack Folsom (openstack-cinder) | RHSA-2013:0658 | 2013-03-21 |
| OpenStack Folsom (openstack-keystone) | RHSA-2013:0596 | 2013-03-05 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | python | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | python | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | python | Will not fix |
| RHOS Essex Release | openstack-nova | Will not fix |
| RHOS Essex Release | openstack-keystone | Will not fix |
| RHOS Essex Release | Django14 | Will not fix |
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