swiftonfile: gluster-swift metadata constraints are not correctly enforced
Published Jun 7, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.71%
Description
The Red Hat gluster-swift package, as used in Red Hat Gluster Storage (formerly Red Hat Storage Server), allows remote authenticated users to bypass the max_meta_count constraint via multiple crafted requests which exceed the limit when combined.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.1
- 3.1
Running on/with
- 6.0
Configuration 2
- n/a
Configuration 3
- 3.1
Running on/with
- 7.0
No data.
Native Client for RHEL 6 for Red Hat Storage
glusterfs-0:3.7.1-16.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Native Client for RHEL 7 for Red Hat Storage
glusterfs-0:3.7.1-16.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
gdeploy-0:1.0-12.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
gluster-nagios-addons-0:0.2.5-1.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
gluster-nagios-common-0:0.2.2-1.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
glusterfs-0:3.7.1-16.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
gstatus-0:0.65-1.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
nagios-server-addons-0:0.2.2-1.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
nfs-ganesha-0:2.2.0-9.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-6.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
redhat-storage-server-0:3.1.1.0-2.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
swiftonfile-0:1.13.1-5.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
vdsm-0:4.16.20-1.3.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1845
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
gdeploy-0:1.0-12.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
gluster-nagios-addons-0:0.2.5-1.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
gluster-nagios-common-0:0.2.2-1.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
glusterfs-0:3.7.1-16.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
gstatus-0:0.65-1.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
nagios-server-addons-0:0.2.2-1.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
nfs-ganesha-0:2.2.0-9.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-6.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
redhat-storage-server-0:3.1.1.0-2.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
swiftonfile-0:1.13.1-5.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
vdsm-0:4.16.20-1.3.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
glusterfs-0:3.7.1-16.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1846
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native Client for RHEL 6 for Red Hat Storage | glusterfs-0:3.7.1-16.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Native Client for RHEL 7 for Red Hat Storage | glusterfs-0:3.7.1-16.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | gdeploy-0:1.0-12.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | gluster-nagios-addons-0:0.2.5-1.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | gluster-nagios-common-0:0.2.2-1.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | glusterfs-0:3.7.1-16.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | gstatus-0:0.65-1.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | nagios-server-addons-0:0.2.2-1.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | nfs-ganesha-0:2.2.0-9.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-6.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | redhat-storage-server-0:3.1.1.0-2.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | swiftonfile-0:1.13.1-5.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | vdsm-0:4.16.20-1.3.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1845 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | gdeploy-0:1.0-12.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | gluster-nagios-addons-0:0.2.5-1.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | gluster-nagios-common-0:0.2.2-1.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | glusterfs-0:3.7.1-16.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | gstatus-0:0.65-1.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | nagios-server-addons-0:0.2.2-1.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | nfs-ganesha-0:2.2.0-9.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | openstack-swift-0:1.13.1-6.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | redhat-storage-server-0:3.1.1.0-2.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | swiftonfile-0:1.13.1-5.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | vdsm-0:4.16.20-1.3.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | glusterfs-0:3.7.1-16.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1846 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.71% (0.01713) | 76.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.53% (0.01529) | 71.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00145) | 32.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 53.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 51.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 49.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 55.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 40.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1845.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1846.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8177 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257525 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8177
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8177
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1845.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1846.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8177 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257525 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8177 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8177 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.