CVE-2013-1838

4.0 MEDIUM 3% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) does not properly implement a quota for fixed IPs, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion and failure to spawn new instances) via a large number of calls to the addFixedIp function.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with a login. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2013-03-22 21:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:52 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 2.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2013-03-22 21:55 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:52 UTC
Exploit probability: 2.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-399
Record status: Modified

Affected

Openstack Essex 2012.1
Openstack Folsom 2012.2
Openstack Grizzly 2012.2
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.10

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.0

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: Single
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record