# CVE-2016-9579: A flaw was found in the way Ceph Object Gateway would process cross-origin HTTP requests if the CORS policy was set to allow origin on a buc

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- Red Hat ceph: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the way Ceph Object Gateway would process cross-origin HTTP requests if the CORS policy was set to allow origin on a bucket. A remote unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause denial of service by sending a specially-crafted cross-origin HTTP request. Ceph branches 1.3.x and 2.x are affected.

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2954.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2995.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94936
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2994.html
- http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/18187
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2956.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9579

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