CVE-2016-9599 in OpenStack and Red Hat Products
Published on April 24, 2018
puppet-tripleo before versions 5.5.0, 6.2.0 is vulnerable to an access-control flaw in the IPtables rules management, which allowed the creation of TCP/UDP rules with empty port values. If SSL is enabled, a malicious user could use these open ports to gain access to unauthorized resources.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2016-9599 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2016-9599
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Affected Versions
unspecified puppet-tripleo:- Version puppet-tripleo 5.5.0 is affected.
- Version puppet-tripleo 6.2.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS
0.18%
Percentile
39.24%
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.