Buffer overflow in Openstack Orchestration Api

CVE-2015-5295

The template-validate command in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 5.0.x before 5.0.1 (liberty) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) or determine the existence of local files via the resource type in a template, as demonstrated by file:///dev/zero.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.029 (85.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5295?
CVE-2015-5295 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openstack Orchestration Api, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2015-5295?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-5295 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.