CVE-2016-9579

Published: Aug 1, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20

6.5MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

Red Hat

commercial·USaka redhat

cephOn-premDatabase

Databases / data-warehouse-analytics

ceph storageOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

ceph storage monOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

ceph storage osdOn-prem

Operating Systems / linux-distro

enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2954.html

rhn.redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2995.html

rhn.redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94936

securityfocus.com

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