ceph: Failed assertion through user input in ceph_assert() function in rgw_iam_policy.cc
Published Dec 20, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.31%
Description
RADOS Gateway in Ceph 12.1.0 through 12.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) by leveraging "full" (not necessarily admin) privileges to post an invalid profile to the admin API, related to rgw/rgw_iam_policy.cc, rgw/rgw_basic_types.h, and rgw/rgw_iam_types.h.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 27
No data.
Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3
ceph
Not affected
Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
ceph
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ceph-common
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
ceph
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer
ceph
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 | ceph | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 | ceph | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ceph-common | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | ceph | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer | 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02313) | 82.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02313) | 81.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 56.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 60.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 59.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00178) | 53.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00195) | 55.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 51.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 51.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 31.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 30.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 69.44th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16818 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1515872 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/b3118cabb8060a8cc6a01c4e8264cb18e7b1745a x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6VJA32U7HKGDRJQDJVM7JBYWD4T7BJL/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16818
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16818
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16818 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1515872 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/b3118cabb8060a8cc6a01c4e8264cb18e7b1745a | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6VJA32U7HKGDRJQDJVM7JBYWD4T7BJL/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16818 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16818 |
Change history (0)
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