CVE-2016-0738

7.5 HIGH
Published: January 29, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.3.1 (Kilo), 2.4.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 (Liberty) do not properly close server connections, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (proxy-server resource consumption) via a series of interrupted requests to a Large Object URL.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81432
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-archive/+bug/1493303
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/swift/blob/master/CHANGELOG
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0128.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0155.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0329.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81432
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-archive/+bug/1493303
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/openstack/swift/blob/master/CHANGELOG
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
5.8%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

openstack