OpenStack Glance improper validation of the image_size_cap configuration option
OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.3, and Juno before Juno-3, when using the V2 API, does not properly enforce the image_size_cap configuration option, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by uploading a large image.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | glance | < 11.0.0a0 | 11.0.0a0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5356
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/12f43cfed5a47cd16f08b7dad2424da0fc362e47
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/31a4d1852a0c27bac5757c192f300f051229a312
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/92ab00fca6926eaf3f7f92a955a5e07140063718
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1315321
- https://github.com/openstack/glance
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1337.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1338.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1685.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60743
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/21/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2322-1
- https://pypi.org/project/glance
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-479j-jf2p-38pg
- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
glance- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-810 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-479j-jf2p-38pg - 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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