CVE-2015-5295

Description

The template-validate command in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 5.0.x before 5.0.1 (liberty) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) or determine the existence of local files via the resource type in a template, as demonstrated by file:///dev/zero.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.22% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory openstack.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-003.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81438 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176700.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0266.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1496277 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5295?
CVE-2015-5295 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5295?
To fix CVE-2015-5295, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5295 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5295 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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