CVE-2012-5571 | BDVDB-2026-53832 Detail
Red HatOpenStack Essex for RHEL 6
Description#
A flaw was found in OpenStack Keystone. This vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions. This occurs because OpenStack Keystone does not properly handle EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) tokens when a user's role has been removed from a tenant. An attacker can leverage a token associated with a removed user role to gain unauthorized access.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
References#
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-December/094286.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1556.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1557.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51423
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51436
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/28/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56726
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1641-1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1556
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1557
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5571
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1064914
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80333
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/37308dd4f3e33f7bd0f71d83fd51734d1870713b
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.