CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-5162

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder versions 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 via a crafted disk image.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to trigger a denial of service, leading to memory and disk consumption, affecting the availability of services within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update OpenStack components to the latest versions that include security patches addressing this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS