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TI-2016-04329 Aliases CVE-2016-5009GHSA-72p6-9489-jc3f

The handle_command function in mon/Monitor.cc in Ceph allows remote authenticated users…

Priority LOW 34CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The handle_command function in mon/Monitor.cc in Ceph allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and ceph monitor crash) via an (1) empty or (2) crafted prefix.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0248 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage_mon:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage_osd:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.94.6VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage_mon:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph_storage_osd:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ceph:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.94.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2016:1385 Released 2016-07-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ceph security update
    • Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 for Ubuntu
  • RHSA-2016:1384 Released 2016-07-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    ceph security update
    • Red Hat Ceph Storage MON 1.3 ceph-1:0.94.5-14.el7cp, ceph-common-1:0.94.5-14.el7cp, ceph-mon-1:0.94.5-14.el7cp +8
    • Red Hat Ceph Storage OSD 1.3 ceph-1:0.94.5-14.el7cp, ceph-common-1:0.94.5-14.el7cp, ceph-osd-1:0.94.5-14.el7cp +8
    • Red Hat Ceph Storage Tools 1.3 ceph-1:0.94.5-14.el7cp, ceph-common-1:0.94.5-14.el7cp, ceph-radosgw-1:0.94.5-14.el7cp +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 for UbuntuFixed RHSA-2016:1385
Red Hat Ceph Storage MON 1.3Fixed RHSA-2016:1384
Red Hat Ceph Storage OSD 1.3Fixed RHSA-2016:1384
Red Hat Ceph Storage Tools 1.3Fixed RHSA-2016:1384
Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5009
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72p6-9489-jc3f

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2024-32120 RGW DoS attack with empty HTTP header in S3 object copy CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-15677 Authentication bypass by capture-replay in ceph CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-05266 In Ceph before 12.2.3 and 13.x through 13.0.1, the rgw_civetweb.cc RGWCivetWeb::init_env… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-01045 Authentication bypass by capture-replay in Red Hat ceph CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-03356 A privilege escalation flaw was found in Ceph. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-12099 Sensitive information in log files in ceph CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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