CVE-2012-4573

Description

The v1 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary non-protected images via an image deletion request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5482.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.99% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/51174 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51234 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1626-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1558.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56437 vdb entry
https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/90bcdc5a89e350a358cf320a03f5afe99795f6f6
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092192.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/07/6 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/09/5 mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118733/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2012-1558-01.html
http://osvdb.org/87248 vdb entry
https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/6ab0992e5472ae3f9bef0d2ced41030655d9d2bc
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1626-2 vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1065187
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/efd7e75b1f419a52c7103c7840e24af8e5deb29d patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79895 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4573?
CVE-2012-4573 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4573?
To fix CVE-2012-4573, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-4573 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-4573 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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