CVE-2013-2166 Inadequate Encryption Strength in python-keystoneclient

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An attacker can bypass memcache encryption in the Python Keystone client, potentially exposing sensitive authentication data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-2166?

CVE-2013-2166 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 10 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

python-keystoneclient version 0.2.3 to 0.2.5 has middleware memcache encryption bypass

Weakness: CWE-326

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2166?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including python-keystoneclient. It affects 4 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
python-keystoneclient PyPIFrom 0.2.30.3.0
python-keystoneclient PyPIFrom 0.2.30.3.0
python-keystoneclient PyPIFrom 0.2.30.3.0

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Openstack Python-Keystoneclient, Redhat Openstack.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2166?

Upgrade python-keystoneclient to 0.3.0 or later.

Is CVE-2013-2166 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2166, GHSA-c3xq-cj8f-7829, PYSEC-2019-197.

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