CVE-2016-8626 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2016-8626?

CVE-2016-8626 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2016-8626?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Ceph, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Ceph	< 0.94.3.9-8
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20 CWE-476

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2815.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2816.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2847.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2848.htmlVendor Advisory
http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/17635PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94488Third Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8626Issue Tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2815.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2816.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2847.htmlVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2848.htmlVendor Advisory
http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/17635PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94488Third Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8626Issue Tracking

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-8626?

CVE-2016-8626 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). 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 spe...

How severe is CVE-2016-8626?

CVE-2016-8626 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-8626?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Ceph, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.