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CVE-2016-7404
Information Disclosure in openstack-magnum (CVE-2016-7404)
Summary
vulnerability in openstack-magnum (CVE-2016-7404). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `5.0.0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2016-7404** has been found in openstack-magnum.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade openstack-magnum to **5.0.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "openstack-magnum CVE-2016-7404" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-7404 (openstack-magnum) — CWE-200 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `5.0.0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**information disclosure** (CWE-200) exists in openstack-magnum.
📍 Affected scope
openstack-magnum — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **5.0.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'openstack-magnum' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'openstack-magnum' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `openstack-magnum` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade openstack-magnum to 5.0.0ステージング環境で 5.0.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
openstack-magnum
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References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7404
- advisory https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98467
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-793v-r35j-9rp9
- package https://github.com/openstack/magnum
- package https://pypi.org/project/openstack-magnum
- web https://github.com/openstack/magnum/commit/e93d82e8b3bc19211efd54edc17aebdca50670c1
- web https://bugs.launchpad.net/magnum/+bug/1620536
- web https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998182
- web https://opendev.org/openstack/magnum/commit/0bb0d6486d6771ee21bbf897a091b1aa59e01b22
- web https://web.archive.org/web/20210124052053/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98467