OpenStack Glance Bypass the storage quota and Denial of service
OpenStack Glance 2014.2.x through 2014.2.1, 2014.1.3, and earlier allows remote authenticated users to bypass the storage quota and cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting an image in the saving state.
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-2014-9623
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/0dc8fbb3479a53c5bba8475d14f4c7206904c5ea
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/7d5d8657fd70b20518610b3c6f8e41e16c72fa31
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/f1260cc771ee068651aa62b972bef49d9af81eb0
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1383973
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1398830
- https://github.com/openstack/glance
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-003.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0644.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0837.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0838.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62165
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/4
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- https://pypi.org/project/glance
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4mh-9wq6-8rg6
- 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-2026-813 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-j4mh-9wq6-8rg6 - 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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