CVE-2015-5295

MEDIUM

OpenStack Orchestration API < 2015.1.3 and 5.0.0-5.0.1 - Authenticated Denial of Service via Template Resource Type

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-003.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81438
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176700.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0266.html
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1496277

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0122
EPSS Percentile 79.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (4)
fedoraproject/fedora 23
openstack/orchestration_api 5.0.0 - 5.0.1
oracle/solaris 11.3
redhat/openstack 7.0
Published Jan 20, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026