CVE-2016-9579

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 1, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
8 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

A flaw was found in the way Ceph Object Gateway would process cross-origin HTTP requests if the CORS policy was set to allow origin on a bucket. A remote unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service by sending a specially-crafted cross-origin HTTP request. Ceph branches 1.3.x and 2.x are affected.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (7)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2954.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2956.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2994.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2995.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/18187
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94936
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9579

CVSS

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-20

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