Resource exhaustion in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) Operational Tools

CVE-2023-3637

An uncontrolled resource consumption flaw was found in openstack-neutron. This flaw allows a remote authenticated user to query a list of security groups for an invalid project. This issue creates resources that are unconstrained by the user's quota. If a malicious user were to submit a significant number of requests, this could lead to a denial of service.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.013 (67.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3637?
CVE-2023-3637 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) Operational Tools, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-3637?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.