CVE-2016-8626

Description

A flaw was found in Red Hat Ceph before 0.94.9-8. The way Ceph Object Gateway handles POST object requests permits an authenticated attacker to launch a denial of service attack by sending null or specially crafted POST object requests.

Categories

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.98% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ceph.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: Red Hat Ceph
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/17635 patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2815.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8626 issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94488 vdb entry third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2816.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2847.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2848.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-8626?
CVE-2016-8626 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-8626?
To fix CVE-2016-8626, 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-2016-8626 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-8626 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-8626?
CVE-2016-8626 affects Red Hat Ceph.
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