OpenStack Glance 2014.2.x through 2014.2.1, 2014.1.3, and earlier allows remote…
Priority LOW 24CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
OpenStack Glance 2014.2.x through 2014.2.1, 2014.1.3, and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass the storage quota and cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting an image in the saving state.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02947 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial glance (PyPI): 11.0.0a0Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 5 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) | before 11.0.0a0 | 11.0.0a0 | Patch available | GHSA-j4mh-9wq6-8rg6 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- glance (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 11.0.0a0 Fixed in 11.0.0a0 Patch available GHSA-j4mh-9wq6-8rg6
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2014.1.3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2014.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2014.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2 rc1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2014.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2 rc2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2014.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2 rc3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2014.1.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2014.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2014.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2014.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2 rc2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2014.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2 rc3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-j4mh-9wq6-8rg6 glance (PyPI) Fixed in 11.0.0a0 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2015:0838 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating Lowopenstack-glance security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 openstack-glance-2014.1.4-1.el6ost, openstack-glance-doc-2014.1.4-1.el6ost, python-glance-2014.1.4-1.el6ost
- RHSA-2015:0837 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating Lowopenstack-glance security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 openstack-glance-2014.1.4-1.el7ost, openstack-glance-doc-2014.1.4-1.el7ost, python-glance-2014.1.4-1.el7ost
- RHSA-2015:0644 Released 2015-03-05 · Red Hat rating Lowopenstack-glance security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 openstack-glance-2014.2.2-1.el7ost, openstack-glance-doc-2014.2.2-1.el7ost, python-glance-2014.2.2-1.el7ost +2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0838 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0837 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0644 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9623
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4mh-9wq6-8rg6
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1383973
- [oss-security] 20150118 Re: CVE request for vulnerability in OpenStack Glance
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-003.html
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/0dc8fbb3479a53c5bba8475d14f4c7206904c5ea
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/7d5d8657fd70b20518610b3c6f8e41e16c72fa31
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/f1260cc771ee068651aa62b972bef49d9af81eb0
- https://github.com/openstack/glance
Sources
- CVE-2014-9623 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9623 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j4mh-9wq6-8rg6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9623 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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