openstack-swift: Client to proxy DoS through Large Objects
Published Jan 29, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.82%
Description
OpenStack 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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6
openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-8.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0126
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7
openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-8.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0127
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7
openstack-swift-0:2.2.0-6.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0128
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
openstack-swift-0:2.3.0-3.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0155
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-8.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0329
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-8.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:0328
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
openstack-swift
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-8.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0126 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-8.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0127 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | openstack-swift-0:2.2.0-6.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0128 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | openstack-swift-0:2.3.0-3.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0155 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-8.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0329 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-8.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0328 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | openstack-swift | Not 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:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.82% (0.03819) | 89.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03788) | 88.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.79% (0.05795) | 89.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.75% (0.14747) | 90.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.79% (0.05795) | 89.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.74% (0.04737) | 92.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2023 | 4.74% (0.04737) | 91.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.21% (0.04215) | 90.90th | 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 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | 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 (21)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0128.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0155.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0329.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81432 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0126
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0127
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0128
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0155
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0328
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0329
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0737 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1466549 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1298924 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-972c-cfv8-2hq8 Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/swift/+milestone/2.4.0 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0737
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/217750/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-004.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228001102/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81432
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0737
Change history (0)
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