🛡️ CVE-2016-5363 — neutron
Description
OpenStack Neutron Intended MAC-spoofing protection mechanism bypass
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron up to 7.0.4 and 8.x before 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended MAC-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via (1) a crafted DHCP discovery message or (2) crafted non-IP traffic.
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 low, integrity none, availability high.
Affected software
CVE-2016-5363 is recorded against 1 package.
- neutron (from 8.0.0 up to 8.1.0)
Timeline and source
Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 7 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
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:L/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| neutron | 8.0.0 | 8.1.0 |
References
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