CVE-2015-5163
Description
A flaw was found in the OpenStack Image Service (glance) import task action. When processing a malicious qcow2 header, glance could be tricked into reading an arbitrary file from the glance host. Only setups using the glance V2 API are affected by this flaw.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Low | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | Single | Single | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | None | None | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity
Technical Impact: Modify Application Data
An attacker could gain access to and modify sensitive data or system information.
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank OpenStack team for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Eric Harney (Red Hat) as the original reporter.
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