CVE-2016-0737

Published: Jan 29, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.4.0 does not properly close client 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.

Affected (1)

Products: Openstack: Swift

Openstack

1 product

Swift

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openstack Swift	Up to 2.3.0

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (18)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0128.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0155.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0329.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81432

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1466549

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://launchpad.net/swift/+milestone/2.4.0

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://review.openstack.org/#/c/217750/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-004.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0128.html