CVE-2016-9579
What it is
A flaw was found in the way Ceph Object Gateway would process cross-origin HTTP requests if the CORS policy was set to allow origin on a bucket. A remote unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service by sending a specially-crafted cross-origin HTTP request. Ceph branches 1.3.x and 2.x are affected.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 4.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 4.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 4.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Redhat Ceph Storage 1.3
- Redhat Ceph Storage Mon 1.3
- Redhat Ceph Storage Mon 2
- Redhat Ceph Storage Osd 1.3
- Redhat Ceph Storage Osd 2
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 6.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2954.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2956.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2994.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2995.html
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/18187
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94936
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9579
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2954.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2956.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2994.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2995.html
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/18187
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94936
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9579