CVE-2016-7797

Summary

CVECVE-2016-7797
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-24 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionPacemaker before 1.1.15, when using pacemaker remote, might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (node disconnection) via an unauthenticated connection.

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-254 | 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 Clusterlabs Pacemaker All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Project Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux High Availability 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage 7.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2016:3101-1: moderate: Security update for pacemaker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Fix: remote: cl#5269 - Notify other clients of a new connection only … · ClusterLabs/pacemaker@5ec24a2 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 5269 – DoS: valid authkey should be required for takeover of a Pacemaker remote af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.clusterlabs.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: pacemaker DoS when pacemaker remote is in use af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Pacemaker CVE-2016-7797 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2965-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2869-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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