CVE-2014-9623

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.01% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0838.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0644.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62165 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0837.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1383973
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/4 mailing list
https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1398830 exploit
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-003.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9623?
CVE-2014-9623 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9623?
To fix CVE-2014-9623, 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-2014-9623 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9623 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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