CVE-2016-9579

Public Exploit

Description

A flaw was found in the way Ceph Object Gateway would process cross-origin HTTP requests if the CORS policy was set to allow origin on a bucket. A remote unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service by sending a specially-crafted cross-origin HTTP request. Ceph branches 1.3.x and 2.x are affected.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 18.85% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ceph.com
Affected: Red Hat ceph
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2954.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2995.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94936 third party advisory vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2994.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/18187 patch vendor advisory exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2956.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9579 third party advisory issue tracking exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-9579?
CVE-2016-9579 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-9579?
To fix CVE-2016-9579, 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-2016-9579 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-9579 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-9579?
CVE-2016-9579 affects Red Hat ceph.
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