CVE-2017-16818

Name: CVE-2017-16818
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-12-20T17:29:00.307+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.31%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-16818 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. RADOS Gateway in Ceph 12.1.0 through 12.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) by leveraging "full" (not necessarily admin) privileges to post an invalid profile to the admin API, related to rgw/rgw_iam_policy.cc, rgw/rgw_basic_types.h, and rgw/rgw_iam_types.h.. EPSS estimates a 2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

RADOS Gateway in Ceph 12.1.0 through 12.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) by leveraging "full" (not necessarily admin) privileges to post an invalid profile to the admin API, related to rgw/rgw_iam_policy.cc, rgw/rgw_basic_types.h, and rgw/rgw_iam_types.h.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.31%

81.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-617

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Ceph	>= 12.1.0, <= 12.2.1
Fedoraproject	Fedora	27

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1515872Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/b3118cabb8060a8cc6a01c4e8264cb18e7b1745aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6VJA32U7HKGDRJQDJVM7JBYWD4T7BJL/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1515872Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/b3118cabb8060a8cc6a01c4e8264cb18e7b1745aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6VJA32U7HKGDRJQDJVM7JBYWD4T7BJL/

Timeline

Published: Dec 20, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-16818?

How severe is CVE-2017-16818?

Severity scoring for CVE-2017-16818 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-16818?

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Source: NVD / NIST