openstack-neutron: ICMPv6 source address spoofing vulnerability
Published Jun 17, 2016
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.28%
Description
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
openstack-neutron-0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1474
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)
openstack-neutron-1:7.0.4-11.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1473
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
openstack-neutron
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
openstack-neutron
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
openstack-neutron
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
openstack-neutron
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | openstack-neutron-0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1474 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | openstack-neutron-1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1473 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | openstack-neutron | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | openstack-neutron | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | openstack-neutron | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | openstack-neutron | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.28% (0.04283) | 90.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.17% (0.04168) | 89.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 6.66% (0.06657) | 90.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.53% (0.01533) | 79.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.04% (0.04036) | 80.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.28% (0.01278) | 78.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.32% (0.04325) | 92.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 4.32% (0.04325) | 91.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.85% (0.03846) | 90.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 3.29% (0.03293) | 89.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | 3.10% (0.03098) | 89.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.78% (0.02777) | 88.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1473 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1474 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8914 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1502933 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1345892 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3vj4-cvjp-482h Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8914
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/300233 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/310648 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/310652 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-009.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8914
Change history (0)
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