OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) Improper Input Validation vulnerability
The Sheepdog backend in OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) 2013.2 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before icehouse-rc2 allows remote authenticated users with permission to insert or modify an image to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted location.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | glance | >= 2013.2, < 2013.2.4 | 2013.2.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0162
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0455
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0162
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085163
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1298698
- https://opendev.org/openstack/glance
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0455.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/10/13
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2193-1
- https://pypi.org/project/glance
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7pj-rvwg-vxhr
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
glance- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-817 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-r7pj-rvwg-vxhr - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: glance
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 20
- First → latest
- 02.2013 03.2026
- Without a fix
- 4
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 4
- Medium 14
- Low 2
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 1
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 9
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
earlier: 6
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