CVE-2013-4179: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2013-4179: The security group extension in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.3, Havana before havana-3, and earl...

The security group extension in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.3, Havana before havana-3, and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and crash) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1664.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 6, 2024, 16:38 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2013-4179 is a denial-of-service issue in older OpenStack Nova security group handling. A remote attacker could abuse XML entity expansion to consume resources and crash affected services. The bundle does not show data theft or privilege escalation, but service availability could be disrupted. Exposure is most likely in legacy OpenStack environments running the affected Nova releases or downstream packages from that era. Risk increases where Nova API functionality is reachable by untrusted tenants or external users. Treat this as a legacy platform availability risk. Prioritize if the organization still operates old OpenStack Nova deployments or inherited private-cloud infrastructure; otherwise confirm absence and document closure. Mitigation focus: Apply the OpenStack Nova updates referenced by Red Hat, Ubuntu, or upstream OSSA guidance.; Confirm deployed Nova packages are newer than the affected Grizzly and Havana versions.; Restrict Nova API access to trusted networks and authenticated users where operationally possible..

Prepared: Jun 14, 2026, 15:32 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Sep 16, 2013, 19:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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