CVE-2015-5250 Denial of Service in OpenShift Origin

Medium 4.0 Published 8 Sep 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the OpenShift Origin API server by sending crafted JSON data, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2015-5250?

CVE-2015-5250 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The API server in OpenShift Origin 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (master process crash) via crafted JSON data.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5250?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/openshift/origin. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`github.com/openshift/origin` Go	All versions	`1.0.6`
`github.com/openshift/origin` Go	All versions	`1.0.6`
`github.com/openshift/origin` Go	All versions	`1.0.6`

Linux distribution packages (6)

`openshift` Red Hat:openshift:3.0::el7	All versions	`0:3.0.1.0-1.git.529.dcab62c.el7ose`
`openshift-clients` Red Hat:openshift:3.0::el7	All versions	`0:3.0.1.0-1.git.529.dcab62c.el7ose`
`openshift-master` Red Hat:openshift:3.0::el7	All versions	`0:3.0.1.0-1.git.529.dcab62c.el7ose`
`openshift-node` Red Hat:openshift:3.0::el7	All versions	`0:3.0.1.0-1.git.529.dcab62c.el7ose`
`openshift-sdn-ovs` Red Hat:openshift:3.0::el7	All versions	`0:3.0.1.0-1.git.529.dcab62c.el7ose`
`tuned-profiles-openshift-node` Red Hat:openshift:3.0::el7	All versions	`0:3.0.1.0-1.git.529.dcab62c.el7ose`

Products include Redhat Openshift Origin.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5250?

Upgrade github.com/openshift/origin to 1.0.6 or later.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2015-5250 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5250 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rf3m-mhv7-x39f, GO-2022-0875, RHSA-2015:1736.