CVE-2013-4202
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (4)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-mfg4-9xf4-f45qOpenStack Cinder Denial of Service using XML entities 2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 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.
- PYSEC-2026-790OpenStack Cinder Denial of Service using XML entities 2026-07-06vendor · osvUS
The (1) backup (api/contrib/backups.py) and (2) volume transfer (contrib/volume_transfer.py) APIs in OpenStack Cinder Grizzly 2013.1.3 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.
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references (9)
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1198.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2005-1cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1190229cnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1198.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2005-1enisa_euvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/1190229enisa_euvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1198.htmlPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2005-1Third Party Advisorynvd
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