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TI-2016-07514 Aliases CVE-2016-9185GHSA-249h-g975-9xj2

In OpenStack Heat, by launching a new Heat stack with a local URL an authenticated user…

Priority LOW 23CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

In OpenStack Heat, by launching a new Heat stack with a local URL an authenticated user may conduct network discovery revealing internal network configuration. Affected versions are <=5.0.3, >=6.0.0 <=6.1.0, and ==7.0.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01537 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 2 without a fix

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 · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.3VulnerableOpenStack
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.0VulnerableOpenStack
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.0VulnerableOpenStack
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0VulnerableOpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2017:1464 Released 2017-06-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-heat security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 openstack-heat-1:6.1.0-3.el7ost, openstack-heat-api-1:6.1.0-3.el7ost, openstack-heat-api-cfn-1:6.1.0-3.el7ost +4
  • RHSA-2017:1450 Released 2017-06-14 · Red Hat rating Low
    openstack-heat security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 openstack-heat-2015.1.4-3.el7ost, openstack-heat-api-2015.1.4-3.el7ost, openstack-heat-api-cfn-2015.1.4-3.el7ost +3
  • RHSA-2017:1456 Released 2017-06-14 · Red Hat rating Low
    openstack-heat security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) openstack-heat-1:5.0.3-2.el7ost, openstack-heat-api-1:5.0.3-2.el7ost, openstack-heat-api-cfn-1:5.0.3-2.el7ost +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2017:1450
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)Fixed RHSA-2017:1456
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0Fixed RHSA-2017:1464
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9185
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-249h-g975-9xj2

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2023-01529 Information leak in api CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2017-01872 Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat openstack-heat CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2024-06780 Openstack-heat: incomplete fix for cve-2023-1625 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2013-05381 The ReST API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
  • TI-2013-05379 The cloudformation-compatible API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
  • TI-2014-03081 OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) 2013.2 through 2013.2.3 and 2014.1, when creating the… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5

Sources

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