CVE-2016-0737 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) versions prior to 2.4.0. Attackers can exploit this by sending interrupted requests to Large Object URLs, preventing proper client connection closure and leading to proxy-server resource exhaustion. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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