CVE-2015-1856
Description
A flaw was found in OpenStack Object Storage that could allow an authenticated user to delete the most recent version of a versioned object regardless of ownership. To exploit this flaw, an attacker must know the name of the object and have listing access to the x-versions-location container.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 3.5 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | Single | Single | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank OpenStack project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Clay Gerrard (SwiftStack) as the original reporter.
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