CVE-2013-1664
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- openstack compute (nova) essexall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute_\(nova\)_essex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- openstack compute (nova) folsomall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute_\(nova\)_folsom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-qrh7-x6fp-c2mpXML Entity Expansion (XEE) in Django2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
The XML libraries for Python, 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.
- PYSEC-2026-801XML Entity Expansion (XEE) in Django2026-07-06vendor · osvUS
The XML libraries for Python, 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.
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references (30)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2013-February/000078.htmlcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52224cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52243cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52288cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52338cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52532cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/19/2cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/19/4cnnvd
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