openstack-nova/glance/cinder: Malicious image may exhaust resources
Published Oct 7, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.09%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6
openstack-cinder-0:2014.1.5-9.el6ost
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0165
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7
openstack-cinder-0:2014.1.5-9.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7
openstack-cinder-0:2014.2.4-11.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0156
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
openstack-cinder-0:2015.1.3-12.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0282
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
openstack-glance-0:2015.1.2-3.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0282
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
openstack-nova-0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0282
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7
python-oslo-concurrency-0:1.8.2-2.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0282
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)
openstack-cinder-1:7.0.3-1.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2991
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)
openstack-glance-1:11.0.1-6.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2991
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty)
openstack-nova-1:12.0.5-9.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2991
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka)
openstack-cinder-1:8.1.1-4.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2923
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka)
openstack-glance-1:12.0.0-2.el7ost
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2923
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
openstack-glance
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
openstack-nova
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
openstack-glance
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
openstack-nova
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
openstack-cinder
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
openstack-glance
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
openstack-nova
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
openstack-nova
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 | openstack-cinder-0:2014.1.5-9.el6ost | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0165 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 | openstack-cinder-0:2014.1.5-9.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0153 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | openstack-cinder-0:2014.2.4-11.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0156 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | openstack-cinder-0:2015.1.3-12.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0282 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | openstack-glance-0:2015.1.2-3.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0282 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | openstack-nova-0:2015.1.4-32.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0282 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 | python-oslo-concurrency-0:1.8.2-2.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0282 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | openstack-cinder-1:7.0.3-1.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2991 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | openstack-glance-1:11.0.1-6.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2991 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) | openstack-nova-1:12.0.5-9.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2991 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka) | openstack-cinder-1:8.1.1-4.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2923 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka) | openstack-glance-1:12.0.0-2.el7ost | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2923 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | openstack-glance | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse) | openstack-nova | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | openstack-glance | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | openstack-nova | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | openstack-cinder | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | openstack-glance | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | openstack-nova | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | openstack-nova | Not affected | n/a |
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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.09% (0.03088) | 87.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.09% (0.03088) | 85.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 17, 2025 | 3.19% (0.03195) | 86.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.37% (0.05372) | 89.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.34% (0.02345) | 90.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 2.34% (0.02345) | 89.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 1.84% (0.01842) | 86.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01731) | 86.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.68% (0.01680) | 85.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2923.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2991.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0153.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0156.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0165.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0282.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76849 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5162 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268303 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g2j5-7vgx-6xrx Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/455b318ced717fb38dfe40014817d78fbc47dea5
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/69a9b659fd48aa3c1f84fc7bc9ae236b6803d31f
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/6bc37dcceca823998068167b49aec6def3112397
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1449062 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5162
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5162
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.