OpenStack Image Service (Glance) allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary file
The import task action in OpenStack Image Service (Glance) 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo), when using the V2 API, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted backing file for a qcow2 image.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | glance | >= 2015.1.0, < 2015.1.2 | 2015.1.2 |
References
- http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-August/000527.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1639.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1471912
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76346
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5163
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/eb99e45829a1b4c93db5692bdbf636a86faa56c4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1639
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5163
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252378
- https://github.com/openstack/glance
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/glance/PYSEC-2015-39.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228024903/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76346
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
glance- Disclosed
- 19.08.2015
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2015-39 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q73f-vjc2-3gqf - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: glance
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- 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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