CVE-2016-8626
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 31, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.94.3.9-80.94.9-8
Affected range stops below 0.94.3.9-8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (7)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2815.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2816.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2847.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2848.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/17635VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94488x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8626CVSS
6.5MEDIUMredhat
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476CWE-20
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