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 table saturation.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/266	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94378	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037312	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8611	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c05333384	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openstack:glance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

12 Feb 2023, 23:25

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-20~~	CWE-400

Information

Published : 2018-07-31 20:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44

NVD link : CVE-2016-8611

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8611

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8611

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openstack

glance

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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