CVE-2015-8466
high
CVSS v3
7.4
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.4
Description
Swift3 before 1.9 allows remote attackers to conduct replay attacks via an Authorization request that lacks a Date header.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
82%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| fedora | 23 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openstack | swift3 | {"endIncluding":"1.8"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8466.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174374.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3583
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift3/+bug/1497424
- https://github.com/openstack/swift3/blob/master/CHANGELOG
- https://swiftstack.com/docs/admin/release.html
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.