UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6491

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6491

    Published: 1 Feb 2014Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-6491

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6491, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0112.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2208-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2208-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2247-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6491

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nova

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/nova@1:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:2014.1~b3-0ubuntu2

    Affected versions

    1:2013.2~rc2-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High