OpenStack Neutron up to 7.0.4/8.0.x IPTables Firewall 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in OpenStack Neutron up to 7.0.4/8.0.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component IPTables Firewall. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-5362. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenStack Neutron up to 7.0.4/8.0.x (Cloud Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component IPTables Firewall. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is 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 DHCP-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a crafted DHCP discovery message.

The weakness was published 06/17/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at security.openstack.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5362 since 06/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 219736 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-5362), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 7.0.5 or 8.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (219736). Similar entries are available at VDB-88033 and VDB-88056. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 219736
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-5362

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Neutron 7.0.5/8.1.0

Timelineinfo

06/09/2016 🔍
06/17/2016 +8 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: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5362 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5362
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88055
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2016 18:57
Updated: 03/04/2025 18:06
Changes: 06/19/2016 18:57 (59), 01/30/2019 08:25 (2), 08/24/2022 12:54 (4), 03/04/2025 18:06 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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