CVE-2013-1664

bindings: Internal entity expansion in Python XML libraries inflicts DoS vulnerabilities

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

OpenStack Keystone Essex, Folsom, y Grizzly; Compute (Nova) Essex y Folsom, Folsom y Cinder permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de recursos y caída) mediante un ataque de Entidad de expansión XML(XEE).

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in AMD64 x86 emulation base libraries, the worst of which may allow remote execution of arbitrary code. Versions prior to 20140406-r1 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-02-13 CVE Reserved
2013-04-03 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://blog.python.org/2013/02/announcing-defusedxml-fixes-for-xml.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.python.org/issue17239	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/19/2	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/19/4	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1100282	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-February/000078.html	2013-05-15
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0657.html	2013-05-15
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0658.html	2013-05-15
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0670.html	2013-05-15
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1757-1	2013-05-15
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1664	2013-03-21
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=913808	2013-03-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Openstack Search vendor "Openstack"		Cinder Folsom Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Cinder Folsom"				-		-		Affected
Openstack Search vendor "Openstack"		Compute \(nova\) Essex Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Compute \(nova\) Essex"				-		-		Affected
Openstack Search vendor "Openstack"		Compute \(nova\) Folsom Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Compute \(nova\) Folsom"				-		-		Affected
Openstack Search vendor "Openstack"		Folsom Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Folsom"				-		-		Affected
Openstack Search vendor "Openstack"		Grizzly Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Grizzly"				-		-		Affected
Openstack Search vendor "Openstack"		Keystone Essex Search vendor "Openstack" for product "Keystone Essex"				-		-		Affected