Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-5295
The template-validate command in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 5.0.x before 5.0.1 (liberty) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) or determine the existence of local files via the resource type in a template, as demonstrated by file:///dev/zero.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-5295
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.26%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 63 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-5295
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P |
8.0
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4.9
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NIST |
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5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
2.8
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2.5
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-5295
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-5295
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0266.html
RHSA-2016:0266 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81438
OpenStack Heat CVE-2015-5295 Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1496277
Bug #1496277 “[OSSA 2016-003] template-validate may read server ...” : Bugs : OpenStack HeatPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-003.html
OpenStack Docs: OSSA-2016-003: Heat denial of service through template-validateVendor Advisory
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176700.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: openstack-heat-2015.1.2-2.fc23Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2015-5295
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:orchestration_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:orchestration_api:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*