Description
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 15.0.1, and 16.0.0. The EC2 API doesn't have a signature TTL check for AWS Signature V4. An attacker can sniff the Authorization header, and then use it to reissue an OpenStack token an unlimited number of times.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.4/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1872737Third Party Advisory
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2020-003.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4480-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/06/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1872737Third Party Advisory
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2020-003.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4480-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/06/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 7, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified