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TITLE:
OpenStack Keystone HTTP Request Processing Denial of Service
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA52139

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RELEASE DATE:
2013-02-11

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in OpenStack Keystone, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing HTTP
requests and can be exploited to exhaust available memory via e.g.
sending an overly long "tenant_name" within HTTP requests.

The vulnerability is reported in version Folsom (2012.2.1). Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the source code repository.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Dan Prince, Red Hat.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1099025
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909012

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