CVE-2016-0206 Denial of service in Cloud Orchestrator

Low 3.3 Published 8 Feb 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A local authenticated attacker can cause temporary server slowdowns in IBM Cloud Orchestrator by submitting a specially crafted malformed URL.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-0206?

CVE-2016-0206 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in IBM Corporation Cloud Orchestrator, published on 8 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Cloud Orchestrator could allow a local authenticated attacker to cause the server to slow down for a short period of time by using a specially crafted and malformed URL.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0206?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cloud Orchestrator.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2016-0206 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0206 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r2x4-9wvq-fqx2.