OpenStack Swift 2.2.0/2.3.0 DLO Object Download resource management

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
6.5$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Swift 2.2.0/2.3.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component DLO Object Download. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-0737. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Swift 2.2.0/2.3.0 (Cloud Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component DLO Object Download. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 01/20/2016 as Bug 1298924 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0737 since 12/16/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89072 (RHEL 7 : Storage Server (RHSA-2016:0328)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 296002 (Solaris 11.3 Support Repository Update (SRU) 9.4.0 Missing).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (110090), Tenable (89072) and SecurityFocus (BID 81432†). Further details are available at openwall.com. See VDB-74783, VDB-78889, VDB-80607 and VDB-80674 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 89072
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : Storage Server (RHSA-2016:0328)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for swift USN-3451-1
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

12/16/2015 🔍
01/20/2016 +35 days 🔍
01/20/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/27/2016 +7 days 🔍
01/29/2016 +2 days 🔍
03/01/2016 +32 days 🔍
03/02/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/05/2018 +855 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: Bug 1298924
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-0737 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0737
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80673
X-Force: 110090 - OpenStack Swift large objects denial of service
SecurityFocus: 81432 - OpenStack Swift Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Misc.: 🔍
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2016 10:44
Updated: 07/05/2018 09:05
Changes: 01/27/2016 10:44 (61), 07/05/2018 09:05 (24)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:AED:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you need the next level of professionalism?

Upgrade your account now!