CVE-2016-9579
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.043 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
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- redhat enterprise linux workstation= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (27)
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2954.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2956.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2994.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2995.htmlcnnvd
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/18187cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2954cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2956cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2994cnnvd
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