The Sheepdog backend in OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) 2013.2…
Priority LOW 31CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
The Sheepdog backend in OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) 2013.2 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 allows remote authenticated users with permission to insert or modify an image to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted location.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02002 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial glance (PyPI): 2013.2.4Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | glance (PyPI) | 2013.2 to before 2013.2.4 | 2013.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-r7pj-rvwg-vxhr |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- glance (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2013.2 to before 2013.2.4 Fixed in 2013.2.4 Patch available GHSA-r7pj-rvwg-vxhr
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:icehouse:rc-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | rc-1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2013.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2013.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2013.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2013.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.2.3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:icehouse:rc-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions rc-1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2013.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2013.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2013.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2013.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-r7pj-rvwg-vxhr glance (PyPI) Fixed in 2013.2.4 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2014:0455 Released 2014-04-30 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-glance security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 openstack-glance-2013.2.2-3.el6ost, openstack-glance-doc-2013.2.2-3.el6ost, python-glance-2013.2.2-3.el6ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0455 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-0162
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7pj-rvwg-vxhr
References
Other 6
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1298698
- [oss-security] 20140410 [OSSA 2014-012] Remote code execution in Glance Sheepdog backend (CVE-2014-0162)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0455
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0162
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085163
- https://opendev.org/openstack/glance
More OpenStack Icehouse vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-05849 The i_create_images_and_backing (aka create_images_and_backing) method in libvirt driver… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2015-01662 OpenStack Cinder before 2014.1.5 (icehouse), 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 (juno), and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2014-00161 The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
Sources
- CVE-2014-0162 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-0162 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r7pj-rvwg-vxhr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-0162 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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