VDB-88033 · CVE-2015-8914 · RHSA-2016:1473

OpenStack Neutron up to 8.1.0 IPTables Firewall ICMPv6 Packet 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OpenStack Neutron up to 8.1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IPTables Firewall. This manipulation as part of ICMPv6 Packet causes 7pk security. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2015-8914. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenStack Neutron up to 8.1.0 (Cloud Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IPTables Firewall. The manipulation as part of a ICMPv6 Packet leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron 7.0.x through 7.0.4 (Liberty) and 8.0.x through 8.1.0 (Mitaka) allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.

The weakness was presented 06/17/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at security.openstack.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8914 since 06/10/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1211 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 219469 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-8914), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (219469). See VDB-88055 and VDB-88056 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Cloud Software

Vendor

OpenStack

Name

Neutron

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.openstack.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 219469
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-8914

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/10/2016 🔍
06/17/2016 +7 days 🔍
06/17/2016 +0 days 🔍
06/19/2016 +2 days 🔍
03/04/2025 +3180 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openstack.org

Advisory: RHSA-2016:1473
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8914 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8914
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88033
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2016 18:55
Updated: 03/04/2025 18:07
Changes: 06/19/2016 18:55 (58), 01/30/2019 08:21 (2), 08/24/2022 11:47 (3), 03/04/2025 18:07 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:EFE:103

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