CVE-2016-9579

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 4.40%

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CVE-2016-9579 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 4.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0
6.5/10

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
4.40%

90.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
RedhatCeph Storage1.3
RedhatCeph Storage Mon1.3
RedhatCeph Storage Mon2
RedhatCeph Storage Osd1.3
RedhatCeph Storage Osd2
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation7.0
RedhatCeph Storage2.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-9579?
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.
How severe is CVE-2016-9579?
CVE-2016-9579 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 4.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9579?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST