Vulnerability Description
OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) before 2014.1.3 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.1 does not properly handle session records when using a db or memcached session engine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large number of requests to the login page.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openstack | Horizon | >= 2014.1, < 2014.1.3 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 21 |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | 13.1 |
| Oracle | Solaris | 11.2 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147520.htThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-December/000308.htmPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00040.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0839.htmlBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0845.htmlBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61186Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/1394370Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147520.htThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2014-December/000308.htmPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00040.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0839.htmlBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0845.htmlBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61186Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2014-8124?
CVE-2014-8124 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) before 2014.1.3 and 2014.2.x before 2014.2.1 does not properly handle session records when using a db or memcached session engine, which allows remote attackers to cause ...
How severe is CVE-2014-8124?
CVE-2014-8124 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2014-8124?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Openstack Horizon, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Solaris.