VDB-93661 · CVE-2016-8611 · BID 94378

HPE Helion OpenStack Glance Image Service input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in HPE Helion OpenStack Glance. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Image Service. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8611. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to update the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE Helion OpenStack Glance (Cloud Software) (affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Image Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability was found in Openstack Glance. No limits are enforced within the Glance image service for both v1 and v2 `/images` API POST method for authenticated users, resulting in possible denial of service attacks through database table saturation.

The bug was discovered 11/15/2016. The weakness was released 11/15/2016 with Red Hat as [security bulletin] HPSBGN03676 rev.1 - HPE Helion OpenStack Glance Image Service, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) as confirmed mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8611 since 10/12/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting Rate Limiting. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 94378†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Cloud Software

Vendor

Name

Helion OpenStack Glance

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Config: Rate Limiting

Timelineinfo

10/12/2016 🔍
11/15/2016 +34 days 🔍
11/15/2016 +0 days 🔍
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11/17/2016 +2 days 🔍
11/18/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/31/2018 +619 days 🔍
10/04/2022 +1526 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: [security bulletin] HPSBGN03676 rev.1 - HPE Helion OpenStack Glance Image Service, Remote Denial of Service (DoS)
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8611 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8611
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93661
SecurityFocus: 94378 - OpenStack Glance CVE-2016-8611 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037312

Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2016 09:34
Updated: 10/04/2022 08:58
Changes: 11/18/2016 09:34 (53), 06/02/2019 15:50 (14), 10/04/2022 08:56 (4), 10/04/2022 08:58 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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