CVE-2016-8631
The OpenShift Enterprise 3 router does not properly sort routes when processing newly added...
The OpenShift Enterprise 3 router does not properly sort routes when processing newly added routes. An attacker with access to create routes can potentially overwrite existing routes and redirect network traffic for other users to their own site.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
The OpenShift Enterprise 3 router does not properly sort routes when processing newly added routes. An attacker with access to create routes can potentially overwrite existing routes and redirect network traffic for other users to their own site.
- Record
CVE-2016-8631- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9474
The OpenShift Enterprise 3 router does not properly sort routes when processing newly added routes. An attacker with access to create routes can potentially overwrite existing routes and redirect network traffic for other users to their own site.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9474- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-973m-857j-grqw
The OpenShift Enterprise 3 router does not properly sort routes when processing newly added...
The OpenShift Enterprise 3 router does not properly sort routes when processing newly added routes. An attacker with access to create routes can potentially overwrite existing routes and redirect network traffic for other users to their own site.
- Record
GHSA-973m-857j-grqw- CVSS 3.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The OpenShift Enterprise 3 router does not properly sort routes when processing newly added routes. An attacker with access to create routes can potentially overwrite existing routes and redirect network traffic for other users to their own site.
- Record
CVE-2016-8631- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:2696
Red Hat Security Advisory: atomic-openshift security and bug fix update
- Record
RHSA-2016:2696- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
atomic-openshiftRed Hat:openshift:3.3::el7 |
before 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 | 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 |
atomic-openshift-clientsRed Hat:openshift:3.3::el7 |
before 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 | 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 |
atomic-openshift-clients-redistributableRed Hat:openshift:3.3::el7 |
before 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 | 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 |
atomic-openshift-dockerregistryRed Hat:openshift:3.3::el7 |
before 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 | 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 |
atomic-openshift-masterRed Hat:openshift:3.3::el7 |
before 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 | 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 |
atomic-openshift-nodeRed Hat:openshift:3.3::el7 |
before 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 | 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 |
atomic-openshift-podRed Hat:openshift:3.3::el7 |
before 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 | 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 |
atomic-openshift-sdn-ovsRed Hat:openshift:3.3::el7 |
before 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 | 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 |
atomic-openshift-testsRed Hat:openshift:3.3::el7 |
before 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 | 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 |
tuned-profiles-atomic-openshift-nodeRed Hat:openshift:3.3::el7 |
before 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 | 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8631 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Red Hat Openshift Enterprise, published July 31, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in atomic-openshift 0:3.3.1.4-1.git.0.7c8657c.el7.