The import task action in OpenStack Image Service (Glance) 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2…
Priority LOW 20CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The import task action in OpenStack Image Service (Glance) 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo), when using the V2 API, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted backing file for a qcow2 image.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01499 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed glance (PyPI): 2015.1.2Red Hat: 1 advisory
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) | 2015.1.0 to before 2015.1.2 | 2015.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-q73f-vjc2-3gqf |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- glance (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2015.1.0 to before 2015.1.2 Fixed in 2015.1.2 Patch available GHSA-q73f-vjc2-3gqf
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-q73f-vjc2-3gqf glance (PyPI) Fixed in 2015.1.2 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2015:1639 Released 2015-08-18 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-glance security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 openstack-glance-2015.1.0-6.el7ost.1, openstack-glance-doc-2015.1.0-6.el7ost.1, python-glance-2015.1.0-6.el7ost.1
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 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1639 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5163
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q73f-vjc2-3gqf
References
Other 9
- [openstack-announce] 20150813 [OSSA 2015-014] Glance v2 API host file disclosure through qcow2 backing file (CVE-2015-5163)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1471912
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/eb99e45829a1b4c93db5692bdbf636a86faa56c4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1639
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5163
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252378
- https://github.com/openstack/glance
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/glance/PYSEC-2015-39.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228024903/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76346
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Sources
- CVE-2015-5163 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5163 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q73f-vjc2-3gqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5163 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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