What is CVE-2016-9599?

CVE-2016-9599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openstack Puppet-Tripleo, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-9599?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openstack Puppet-Tripleo

CVE-2016-9599

puppet-tripleo before versions 5.5.0, 6.2.0 is vulnerable to an access-control flaw in the IPtables rules management, which allowed the creation of TCP/UDP rules with empty port values. If SSL is enabled, a malicious user could use these open ports to gain access to unauthorized resources.

EPSS: 0.009 (54.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Openstack Puppet-tripleo — versions 5.5.0, 6.2.0
Unspecified Puppet-tripleo — versions puppet-tripleo 5.5.0, puppet-tripleo 6.2.0
Redhat Openstack — versions 10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9599?: CVE-2016-9599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openstack Puppet-Tripleo, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2018-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-9599?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.