CVE-2016-5009

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5009
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-12 19:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe handle_command function in mon/Monitor.cc in Ceph allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and ceph monitor crash) via an (1) empty or (2) crafted prefix.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Ceph All All All All
Application Redhat Ceph Storage Mon 1.3 All All All
Application Redhat Ceph Storage Osd 1.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Scientific Computing 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
mon: Monitor: validate prefix on handle_command() by JiYou · Pull Request #9700 · ceph/ceph · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:3201-1: moderate: Security update for ceph af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Bug #16297: Monitor die if moncommand without "prefix" item - Ceph - Ceph af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tracker.ceph.com Vendor Advisory
Merge pull request #9700 from JiYou/fix-monitor-crush · ceph/ceph@957ece7 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
CVE-2016-5009 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
1351453 – (CVE-2016-5009) CVE-2016-5009 Ceph monitor crash: mon_command crashes ceph monitors on receiving empty prefix MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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