# CVE-2014-0105: The auth\_token middleware in the OpenStack Python client library for Keystone (aka python-keystoneclient) before 0.7.0 does not properly ret

- Also known as: PYSEC-2014-70, GHSA-GWVQ-RGQF-993F
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.7.0
- Published: 2014-04-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- python-keystoneclient (PyPI): fixed in 0.7.0

## Description

The auth_token middleware in the OpenStack Python client library for Keystone (aka python-keystoneclient) before 0.7.0 does not properly retrieve user tokens from memcache, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances via a large number of requests, related to an "interaction between eventlet and python-memcached."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, python-keystoneclient, upgrade to a fixed version (0.7.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-keystoneclient/+bug/1282865
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/27/4
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0382.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0409.html

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