crash: mon_command crashes ceph monitors on receiving empty prefix
Published Jul 12, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.48%
Description
The 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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.3
- 1.3
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ceph-1:0.94.5-14.el7cp
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1384
Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 for Ubuntu
ceph
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1385
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ceph
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ceph-common
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
ceph
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
ceph
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
ceph
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ceph-1:0.94.5-14.el7cp | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1384 |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 for Ubuntu | ceph | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1385 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ceph | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ceph-common | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | ceph | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | ceph | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | ceph | 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02480) | 84.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02480) | 82.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.36% (0.01361) | 78.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.70% (0.03698) | 79.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.36% (0.01361) | 78.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.81% (0.01810) | 88.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 1.81% (0.01810) | 86.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01284) | 83.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 67.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 64.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 41.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00126.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/16297 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1384 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1385 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5009 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351453 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/957ece7e95d8f8746191fd9629622d4457d690d6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph/pull/9700 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5009
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5009
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00126.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/16297 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1384 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1385 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5009 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1351453 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/957ece7e95d8f8746191fd9629622d4457d690d6 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/ceph/ceph/pull/9700 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5009 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5009 |
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