OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2…
Priority LOW 35CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264 and CWE-400.
Summary
OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) allows remote authenticated users to bypass the storage quota and cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting images that are being uploaded using a token that expires during the process. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-9623.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02462 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed glance (PyPI): 2014.2.4, 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) | before 2014.2.4 | 2014.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-gvjg-r9fv-7qx9 |
| — | glance (PyPI) | 2015.1.0 to before 2015.1.2 | 2015.1.2 | Patch available | GHSA-gvjg-r9fv-7qx9 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- glance (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2014.2.4 Fixed in 2014.2.4 Patch available GHSA-gvjg-r9fv-7qx9
- glance (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2015.1.0 to before 2015.1.2 Fixed in 2015.1.2 Patch available GHSA-gvjg-r9fv-7qx9
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2014.2.3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2015.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2015.1.0 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2015.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2015.1.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2014.2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2015.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.1.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):2015.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.1.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gvjg-r9fv-7qx9 glance (PyPI) Fixed in 2014.2.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gvjg-r9fv-7qx9 glance (PyPI) Fixed in 2015.1.2 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2015:1897 Released 2015-10-15 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenstack-glance security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 openstack-glance-2014.1.5-3.el6ost, openstack-glance-doc-2014.1.5-3.el6ost, python-glance-2014.1.5-3.el6ost
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 openstack-glance-2014.1.5-3.el7ost, openstack-glance-doc-2014.1.5-3.el7ost, python-glance-2014.1.5-3.el7ost
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 openstack-glance-2014.2.3-3.el7ost, openstack-glance-doc-2014.2.3-3.el7ost, python-glance-2014.2.3-3.el7ost
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 openstack-glance-2015.1.1-3.el7ost, openstack-glance-doc-2015.1.1-3.el7ost, python-glance-2015.1.1-3.el7ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1897 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1897 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1897 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1897 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5286
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gvjg-r9fv-7qx9
References
Advisory 3
Other 7
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1498163
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1897
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5286
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267516
- https://opendev.org/openstack/glance
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1897.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228024859/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76943
More OpenStack Image Registry And Delivery Service (glance) vulnerabilities
- 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
- TI-2015-04410 OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2015-5286 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5286 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gvjg-r9fv-7qx9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5286 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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