CVE-2015-8914
OpenStack Neutron allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.1
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
- Record
CVE-2015-8914- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-254
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
- Record
CVE-2015-8914- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8770 No score
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8770- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3vj4-cvjp-482h
9.1
OpenStack Neutron allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
- Record
GHSA-3vj4-cvjp-482h- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-923
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.1
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
- Record
CVE-2015-8914- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8914
9.1
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8914- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-3vj4-cvjp-482h
9.1
OpenStack Neutron allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
- Record
GHSA-3vj4-cvjp-482h- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-923
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-431
9.1
OpenStack Neutron allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-431- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2016:1473
6.3
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-neutron security and bug fix update
- Record
RHSA-2016:1473- 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
OSVRHSA-2016:1474
6.3
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-neutron security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2016:1474- 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
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8914
9.1
The IPTables firewall in OpenStack Neutron before 7.0.4 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended ICMPv6-spoofing protection mechanism and consequently cause a denial of service or intercept network traffic via a link-local source address.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8914- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
neutronPyPI |
before 7.0.5 | 7.0.5 |
neutronPyPI |
8.0.0 up to 8.1.1 | 8.1.1 |
neutronDebian:12 |
before 2:8.1.2-1 | 2:8.1.2-1 |
neutronDebian:13 |
before 2:8.1.2-1 | 2:8.1.2-1 |
neutronDebian:14 |
before 2:8.1.2-1 | 2:8.1.2-1 |
neutronPyPI |
before 7.0.5, plus listed versions 0.0 |
7.0.5 |
neutronPyPI |
before 7.0.5, 8.0.0 up to 8.1.1, plus listed versions 0.0 |
7.0.58.1.1 |
openstack-neutronRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-bigswitchRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-brocadeRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openstack-neutron-ciscoRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-commonRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-dev-serverRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-embraneRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-linuxbridgeRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-mellanoxRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-metering-agentRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-midonetRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-ml2Red Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-nuageRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-ofagentRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-oneconvergence-nvsdRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-opencontrailRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-openvswitchRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-ovsvappRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-rpc-serverRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-sriov-nic-agentRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
python-neutronRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
python-neutron-testsRed Hat:openstack:8::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost | 1:7.0.4-11.el7ost |
openstack-neutronRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-bigswitchRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-brocadeRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-ciscoRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-commonRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-embraneRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-ibmRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-linuxbridgeRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-mellanoxRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-metapluginRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-metering-agentRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-midonetRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-ml2Red Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-necRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-nuageRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-ofagentRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-oneconvergence-nvsdRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-opencontrailRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-openvswitchRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-ovsvappRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-plumgridRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-sriov-nic-agentRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
openstack-neutron-vmwareRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
python-neutronRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
python-neutron-testsRed Hat:openstack:7::el7 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost | 0:2015.1.4-2.el7ost |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-8914 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Openstack Neutron, published June 17, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.28%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in neutron 7.0.5.
References
review.openstack.org
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1473
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/5
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/6
security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-009.html
bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1502933
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1474
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8914
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3vj4-cvjp-482h
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8914
github.com/openstack/neutron
pypi.org/project/neutron
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330778
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1345889
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1345891
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1345892
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_1473.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8914
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8914
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5362
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5362
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5362
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5363
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5363
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5363
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311864
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347428
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350400
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2016/rhsa-2016_1474.json
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8914