Comment 18 for bug 1358583

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Tristan Cacqueray (tristan-cacqueray) wrote : Re: List instances by IP results in DoS of nova-network

Oups, Vish already post a patch! Thanks!

Here is impact description draft #1:

Title: Nova network DoS through ip filtering
Reporter: Mohammed Naser (Vexxhost)
Products: Nova
Versions: up to 2014.1.2

Description:
Mohammed Naser from Vexxhost reported a vulnerability in Nova network ip filtering. By listing active servers using an ip filter, an authenticated user may overload nova-network process, resulting in a denial of services. All Nova network setups are affected.