CVE-2016-0738

Description

OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.1 (Kilo), 2.4.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 (Liberty) do not properly close server 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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.83% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory launchpad.net Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory openstack.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0329.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/openstack/swift/blob/master/CHANGELOG vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81432 vdb entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-archive/+bug/1493303 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0128.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176713.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0155.html vendor advisory
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-004.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0738?
CVE-2016-0738 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-0738?
To fix CVE-2016-0738, 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-2016-0738 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-0738 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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