CVE-2016-0737
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.038 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-972c-cfv8-2hq8OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
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.
- PYSEC-2026-929OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service2026-07-06vendor · osvUS
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.
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references (35)
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0128.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0155.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0329.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0126cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0127cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0128cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0155cnnvd
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