CVE-2016-0738
OpenStack Swift DOSProbe
Description
OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.1 (Kilo), 2.4.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 (Liberty) do not properly close server connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (proxy-server resource consumption) via a series of interrupted requests to a Large Object URL.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 29, 2016, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 12, 2023, 11:16 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A memory-leak issue was found in OpenStack Object Storage (swift), in the proxy-to-server connection. An OpenStack-authenticated attacker could remotely trigger this flaw to cause denial of service through excess memory consumption. OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.1 (Kilo), 2.4.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 (Liberty) do not properly close server connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (proxy-server resource consumption) via a series of interrupted requests to a Large Object URL. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0126 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0127 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0128 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0155 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0328 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0329 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0738 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1298905 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.1 (Kilo), 2.4.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 (Liberty) do not properly close server connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (proxy-server resource consumption) via a series of interrupted requests to a Large Object URL. A memory-leak issue was found in OpenStack Object Storage (swift), in the proxy-to-server connection. An OpenStack-authenticated attacker could remotely trigger this flaw to cause denial of service through excess memory consumption. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0738 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1298905 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0329 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0328 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0155 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0128 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0127 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0126 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176713.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0128.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0155.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0329.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81432 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-004.html No Types Assigned https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-004.html Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openstack/swift/blob/master/CHANGELOG No Types Assigned https://github.com/openstack/swift/blob/master/CHANGELOG Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-archive/+bug/1493303 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-archive/+bug/1493303 Advisory Added CWE CWE-399 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-0738 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-0738
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.74 }} 0.52%
score
0.91433
percentile