Race condition in OpenStack Neutron before 2014.2.4 and 2015.1 before 2015.1.2, when using the ML2 plugin or the security groups AMQP API, allows remote authenticated users to bypass IP anti-spoofing controls by changing the device owner of a port to start with network: before the security group rules are applied.
CVE-2015-5240
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 3.5 — v2 rates that LOW (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 1.0% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 3.5LOWNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 3.5(low)
- EG Risk
- 21(Track)EG Risk 21/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity35% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 60%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 27, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (10)
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1909.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/08/9
- secalert@redhathttps://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1489111
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258458
- secalert@redhathttps://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-018.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1909.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/08/9
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1489111
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258458
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-018.html
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | openstack-neutron-0:2015.1.1-7.el7ost | 2015-10-15 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| neutron | — | 1:7.0.0-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| neutron | — | 1:7.0.0-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| neutron | — | 1:7.0.0-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| neutron | — | 1:7.0.0-1 | — |
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| neutron | 0.0 | 7.0.0 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
(1)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 21× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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