OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) 2014.2 through 2014.2.2 does not…
Priority LOW 23CWE-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: 1 fixed, 4 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 Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) 2014.2 through 2014.2.2 does not properly remove images, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by creating a large number of images using the task v2 API and then deleting them before the uploads finish, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1881.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01997 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial glance (PyPI): 11.0.0a0Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 4 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-h737-q6g6-8wr6 |
- — 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-h737-q6g6-8wr6
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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_\(glance\):2014.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2014.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2014.2.2 | 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_\(glance\):2014.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2014.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2014.2.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-h737-q6g6-8wr6 glance (PyPI) Fixed in 11.0.0a0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2015:0938 Released 2015-05-05 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-glance security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 openstack-glance-2014.2.3-1.el7ost, openstack-glance-doc-2014.2.3-1.el7ost, python-glance-2014.2.3-1.el7ost +1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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 Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0938 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9684
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h737-q6g6-8wr6
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Advisory 3
More OpenStack Image Registry And Delivery Service (glance) vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-04442 OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2015-01076 The V2 API in OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) before 2014.1.4 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2014-00156 The Sheepdog backend in OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) 2013.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
- TI-2012-03913 The v1 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2014-07716 The V2 API in OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) before 2014.2.2 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2012-04601 The v2 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-9684 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9684 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h737-q6g6-8wr6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9684 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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