CVE-2016-7498 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenStack Compute (nova) 13.0.0, stemming from a regression of CVE-2015-3280. This flaw allows authenticated users to consume excessive disk space on compute nodes by deleting instances while they are in a "resize" state. Rated 6.5 Medium (CVSSv3), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires authenticated access, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
13.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute_\(nova\):13.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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