CVE-2012-5482

Description

The v2 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4573.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.40% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org 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
https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/b591304b8980d8aca8fa6cda9ea1621aca000c88
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/08/2 mailing list
https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1076506
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56437 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80019 vdb entry
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://osvdb.org/87248 vdb entry
https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/fc0ee7623ec59c87ac6fc671e95a9798d6f2e2c3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/09/1 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00002.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5482?
CVE-2012-5482 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5482?
To fix CVE-2012-5482, 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-2012-5482 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-5482 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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