🛡️ CVE-2015-8914 — neutron
Description
OpenStack Neutron allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism
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 ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability high.
Affected software
CVE-2015-8914 is recorded against 1 package.
- neutron (from 8.0.0 up to 8.1.1)
Timeline and source
Published on 14 May 2022 and last revised on 2 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
access.redhat.com (Web)
access.redhat.com (Web)
bugs.launchpad.net (Web)
github.com (Package)
review.openstack.org (Web)
review.openstack.org (Web)
review.openstack.org (Web)
security.openstack.org (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| neutron | 8.0.0 | 8.1.1 |
References
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