swiftonfile: use of insecure Python pickle for metadata serialization and storage
Published Nov 25, 2015
6.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.23%
Description
OpenStack Swift-on-File (aka Swiftonfile) does not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module when loading metadata, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted extended attribute (xattrs).
Affected products
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- 3.1
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Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6
swiftonfile-0:1.13.1-6.el6rhs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1918
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
swiftonfile-0:1.13.1-6.el7rhgs
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1918
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 6 | swiftonfile-0:1.13.1-6.el6rhs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1918 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | swiftonfile-0:1.13.1-6.el7rhgs | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1918 |
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.
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AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 | 2.23% (0.02230) | 82.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02230) | 80.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.47% (0.01469) | 79.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 77.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 76.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 25, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00533) | 74.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 73.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.30% (0.05302) | 89.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 5.30% (0.05302) | 89.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 6.34% (0.06337) | 90.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.30% (0.05302) | 88.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.30% (0.05302) | 76.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1918.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5242 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1985893 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258743 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5242
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/237994/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5242
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1918.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5242 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1985893 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258743 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5242 | ||
| https://review.openstack.org/#/c/237994/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5242 |
Change history (0)
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