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CVE-2013-6491 json

The python-qpid client (common/rpc/impl_qpid.py) in OpenStack Oslo before 2013.2 does not enforce SSL connections when qpid_protocol is set…

published 2014-02-02 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-6294

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The python-qpid client (common/rpc/impl_qpid.py) in OpenStack Oslo before 2013.2 does not enforce SSL connections when qpid_protocol is set to ssl, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Patch / fix

  • nova Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2013.2.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6491

  • python-cinder openstack 3 2013.1.5-2.el6ost
  • python-glance openstack 3 2013.1.5-1.el6ost
  • qemu-img-rhev openstack 3 2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6
  • qemu-kvm-rhev openstack 3 2:0.12.1.2-2.415.el6_5.6
  • python-quantum openstack 3 2013.1.5-1.el6ost
  • openstack-cinder openstack 3 2013.1.5-2.el6ost
  • openstack-glance openstack 3 2013.1.5-1.el6ost
  • openstack-quantum openstack 3 2013.1.5-1.el6ost

red hat advisories RHBA-2014:0363RHSA-2014:0112

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-2013-6491 updated cvss 5.1

nova: qpid SSL configuration

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 python-nova 2013.1.4-4.el6ost, python-cinder 2013.1.5-2.el6ost, python-glance 2013.1.5-1.el6ost, openstack-nova 2013.1.4-4.el6ost, python-quantum 2013.1.5-1.el6ost, openstack-cinder 2013.1.5-2.el6ost, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2014:0363
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 openstack-nova
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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