CVE-2016-5362
OpenStack Neutron allows remote attackers to bypass an intended DHCP-spoofing protection mechanism
8.2
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.3%
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 DHCP-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a crafted DHCP discovery message.
How to fix CVE-2016-5362
To remediate CVE-2016-5362, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2:8.1.2-1 or later
- —upgrade to 7.0.5 or later
Is CVE-2016-5362 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 6.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2:8.1.2-1
- from 0, < 7.0.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |