6.8

CVE-2016-7498: openstack compute_\(nova\) Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7498DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7498
Published 27-09-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7498 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in openstack compute_\(nova\). EPSS estimates a 2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-09-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

OpenStack Compute (nova) 13.0.0 does not properly delete instances from compute nodes, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting instances while in the resize state. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2015-3280 regression.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.34% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • nova< 2:13.1.0-1
Openstack1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • nova< 1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.6 | < 2:13.1.1-0ubuntu1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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