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CVE-2012-3542
Vulnerability in keystone (CVE-2012-3542)
Summary
vulnerability in keystone (CVE-2012-3542). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to `5438d3b5a219d7c8fa67e66e538d325a61617155, c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aa` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2012-3542** has been found in keystone.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade keystone to **5438d3b5a219d7c8fa67e66e538d325a61617155, c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aa** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "keystone CVE-2012-3542" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2012-3542 (keystone) — CWE-284 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `5438d3b5a219d7c8fa67e66e538d325a61617155, c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aa` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-284) exists in keystone.
📍 Affected scope
keystone — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers
🔧 How to fix
Update to **5438d3b5a219d7c8fa67e66e538d325a61617155, c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aa**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'keystone' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'keystone' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `keystone` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade keystone to 5438d3b5a219d7c8fa67e66e538d325a61617155, c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aaステージング環境で 5438d3b5a219d7c8fa67e66e538d325a61617155, c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aa に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
keystone
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References
- advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/50467
- advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/50494
- advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1552-1
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3542
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gf2q-j2qq-pjf2
- package https://github.com/openstack/keystone
- patch https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/5438d3b5a219d7c8fa67e66e538d325a61617155
- patch https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aa
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/30/6
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55326
- web https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/1040626
- web https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg16282.html
- web https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keystone/PYSEC-2012-19.yaml
- web https://web.archive.org/web/20121114023909/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55326
- web https://web.archive.org/web/20140802052724/http://secunia.com/advisories/50467
- web https://web.archive.org/web/20140804204333/http://secunia.com/advisories/50494