CVE-2013-4155 json
OpenStack Swift allows authenticated users to cause a denial of service
published 2013-08-20 13 y ago modified 2026-07-07 4 mo ago also GHSA-wxx2-gqvv-34hx , PYSEC-2026-935 , EUVD-2022-5678
- cvss
- 4.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
OpenStack Swift before 1.9.1 in Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana allows authenticated users to cause a denial of service ("superfluous" tombstone consumption and Swift cluster slowdown) via a DELETE request with a timestamp that is older than expected.
Patch / fix
- pypi swift 1.9.1
- swift Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.0-7
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4155
- openstack-swift openstack 3 1.8.0-7.el6ost
- openstack-swift-proxy openstack 3 1.8.0-7.el6ost
- openstack-swift-object openstack 3 1.8.0-7.el6ost
- openstack-swift-account openstack 3 1.8.0-7.el6ost
- openstack-swift-container openstack 3 1.8.0-7.el6ost
red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1197
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4155 updated cvss 4.0
OpenStack: Swift Denial of Service using superfluous object tombstones
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 openstack-swiftaffected: no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 openstack-swift 1.8.0-7.el6ost, openstack-swift-proxy 1.8.0-7.el6ost, openstack-swift-object 1.8.0-7.el6ost, openstack-swift-account 1.8.0-7.el6ost, openstack-swift-container 1.8.0-7.el6ostfixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1197
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Exploit prediction
1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | swift | <1.9.1 |
1.9.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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github.com
/openstack/swift/commit/1f4ec235cdfd8c868f2d6458532f9dc32c00b8ca
web
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github.com
/openstack/swift/commit/6b9806e0e8cbec60c0a3ece0bd516e0502827515
web
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debian.org
/security/2012/dsa-2737
vendor-advisory, web
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2001-1
vendor-advisory, web
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2013-1197.html
vendor-advisory, web
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bugs.launchpad.net
/swift/+bug/1196932
web
- review.openstack.org /#/c/40646/
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2013/08/07/6
mailing-list, web
- review.openstack.org /#/c/40645/
- review.openstack.org /#/c/40643/
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4155
advisory
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github.com
/openstack/swift
package
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review.openstack.org
/#/c/40643
web
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review.openstack.org
/#/c/40645
web
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review.openstack.org
/#/c/40646
web
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pypi.org
/project/swift
package
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-wxx2-gqvv-34hx
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-4155
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wxx2-gqvv-34hx
- NVD CVE-2013-4155
- OSV PYSEC-2026-935
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