NULL pointer dereference in Red Hat Ceph
CVE-2016-8626
A flaw was found in Red Hat Ceph before 0.94.9-8. The way Ceph Object Gateway handles POST object requests permits an authenticated attacker to launch a denial of service attack by sending null or specially crafted POST object requests.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (83.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Ceph — versions 0.94.9-8
- Red Hat Ceph
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tracker.ceph.com/issues/17635 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2815.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94488 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2816.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2847.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2848.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8626?
- CVE-2016-8626 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Ceph, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8626?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.