CVE-2016-0737

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-0737
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-29 20:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionOpenStack 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openstack Swift All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Bug #1466549 “Download DLO objects leak connections when client...” : Bugs : OpenStack Object Storage (swift) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
2.4.0 : OpenStack Object Storage (swift) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 launchpad.net Vendor Advisory
OSSA-2016-004: Swift proxy-server DoS through Large Object — OpenStack Security Advisories 2014.2.0.dev101 documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.openstack.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Gerrit Code Review af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 review.openstack.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
OpenStack Swift Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2016-0737 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
1298924 – (CVE-2016-0737) CVE-2016-0737 openstack-swift: Client to proxy DoS through Large Objects MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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