Resource exhaustion in Openstack Glance
CVE-2016-8611
A vulnerability was found in Openstack Glance. No limits are enforced within the Glance image service for both v1 and v2 `/images` API POST method for authenticated users, resulting in possible denial of service attacks through database ta…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.023 (81.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Openstack Glance
- The Openstack Foundation Openstack-glance — versions v1 and v2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8611?
- CVE-2016-8611 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openstack Glance, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8611?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.