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CVE-2016-5362
Vulnerability in neutron (CVE-2016-5362)
Summary
vulnerability in neutron (CVE-2016-5362). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `8.1.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2016-5362** has been found in neutron.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade neutron to **8.1.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "neutron CVE-2016-5362" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-5362 (neutron) — CWE-923 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `8.1.1` — 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
**A vulnerability** (CWE-923) exists in neutron.
📍 Affected scope
neutron — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **8.1.1**.
🛡️ 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 'neutron' .` 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 'neutron' . | 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 `neutron` 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 neutron to 8.1.1ステージング環境で 8.1.1 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
neutron
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"8.0.0"},{"fixed":"8.1.1"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5362
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1473
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1474
- advisory https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1558658
- advisory https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-009.html
- advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/5
- advisory http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/6
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qpwc-p365-pqrr
- advisory https://review.openstack.org/#/c/300202/
- advisory https://review.openstack.org/#/c/303563/
- advisory https://review.openstack.org/#/c/303572/
- package https://github.com/openstack/neutron
- package https://pypi.org/project/neutron
- web https://review.openstack.org/#/c/300202
- web https://review.openstack.org/#/c/303563
- web https://review.openstack.org/#/c/303572