CVE-2016-0737
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.4.0 does not properly close client 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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.4.0-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | swift | <2.4.0 | 2.4.0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openstack | swift | {"endIncluding":"2.3.0"} | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0128.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0155.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0329.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81432
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1466549
- https://launchpad.net/swift/+milestone/2.4.0
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/217750/
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-004.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0737
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0126
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0127
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0128
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0155
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0328
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0329
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0737
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1298924
- https://opendev.org/openstack/swift
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/217750
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228001102/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81432
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0737
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.