Vulnerability in OpenStack Neutron

CVE-2016-5362

The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended DHCP-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a crafted DHCP discovery message.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.034 (88.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-5362: held from 0.034 to 0.034.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5362?
CVE-2016-5362 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenStack Neutron, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2016-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-5362?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-5362 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.