6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-6595
Docker SwarmKit Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The SwarmKit toolkit 1.12.0 for Docker allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (prevention of cluster joins) via a long sequence of join and quit actions. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that this sequence is not "removing the state that is left by old nodes. At some point the manager obviously stops being able to accept new nodes, since it runs out of memory. Given that both for Docker swarm and for Docker Swarmkit nodes are *required* to provide a secret token (it's actually the only mode of operation), this means that no adversary can simply join nodes and exhaust manager resources. We can't do anything about a manager running out of memory and not being able to add new legitimate nodes to the system. This is merely a resource provisioning issue, and definitely not a CVE worthy vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 4, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-6595 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6595 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Docker docker

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23 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Sept. 7, 2023, 7:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 36 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6595 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6595 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/04/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/8
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92195
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036548
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE disputed
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** The SwarmKit toolkit 1.12.0 for Docker allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (prevention of cluster joins) via a long sequence of join and quit actions. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that this sequence is not "removing the state that is left by old nodes. At some point the manager obviously stops being able to accept new nodes, since it runs out of memory. Given that both for Docker swarm and for Docker Swarmkit nodes are *required* to provide a secret token (it's actually the only mode of operation), this means that no adversary can simply join nodes and exhaust manager resources. We can't do anything about a manager running out of memory and not being able to add new legitimate nodes to the system. This is merely a resource provisioning issue, and definitely not a CVE worthy vulnerability." The SwarmKit toolkit 1.12.0 for Docker allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (prevention of cluster joins) via a long sequence of join and quit actions. NOTE: the vendor disputes this issue, stating that this sequence is not "removing the state that is left by old nodes. At some point the manager obviously stops being able to accept new nodes, since it runs out of memory. Given that both for Docker swarm and for Docker Swarmkit nodes are *required* to provide a secret token (it's actually the only mode of operation), this means that no adversary can simply join nodes and exhaust manager resources. We can't do anything about a manager running out of memory and not being able to add new legitimate nodes to the system. This is merely a resource provisioning issue, and definitely not a CVE worthy vulnerability.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036548 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92195 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/04/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/04/1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/02/8 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:docker:docker:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.62 }} 0.14%

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0.78698

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