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CVE-2013-6491

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-02-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-310

Description

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.

Affected products

• OpenStack Oslo: through 2013
• OpenStack: 3.0

References

• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0112.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo/+bug/1158807
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996766
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0112.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2247-1
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo/+bug/1158807
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996766

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