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CVE-2015-5295 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 consu...

MediumCVSS 5.4 EPSS 2.9%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian/heat(Debian:12) < 1:6.0.0~rc3-1 1:6.0.0~rc3-1
debian/heat(Debian:13) < 1:6.0.0~rc3-1 1:6.0.0~rc3-1
debian/heat(Debian:14) < 1:6.0.0~rc3-1 1:6.0.0~rc3-1
OpenStack orchestration api >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.1 5.0.1
OpenStack orchestration api >= 2015.1.0, < 2015.1.3 2015.1.3
redhat openstack = 7.0 No fix listed
fedoraproject fedora = 23 No fix listed
oracle solaris = 11.3 No fix listed

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