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CVE-2015-8914

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from openstack organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2016-06-17T15:59:00.147

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.1 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-254

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	openstack	neutron	< 7.0.4	Yes
Application	openstack	neutron	≤ 8.1.0	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1473 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1474 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1502933 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/300233/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/310648/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/310652/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-009.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1473 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1474 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1502933 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/300233/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/310648/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/310652/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-009.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For openstack's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.