CVE-2015-5162

Public Exploit

Description

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1 and 12.0.0; and Nova before 12.0.4 and 13.0.0 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.37% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1449062 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76849 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0153.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/8 third party advisory mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2923.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2991.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0165.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0156.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0282.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5162?
CVE-2015-5162 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5162?
To fix CVE-2015-5162, 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-2015-5162 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5162 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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