openstack-glance: glance-manage db purge breaks image immutability expectation
Published Jun 27, 2017
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.74%
Description
The glance-manage db in all versions of HPE Helion Openstack Glance allows deleted image ids to be reassigned, which allows remote authenticated users to cause other users to boot into a modified image without notification of the change.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
openstack-glance
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
openstack-glance
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
openstack-glance
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
openstack-glance
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
openstack-glance
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
openstack-glance
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
openstack-glance
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | openstack-glance | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | openstack-glance | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | openstack-glance | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) | openstack-glance | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) | openstack-glance | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | openstack-glance | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | openstack-glance | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
For this flaw to be exploited, both non-admin image upload must be permitted and records of deleted IDs must have been purged from the openstack-glance 'images' database table. To prevent flaw exploitation: * Do not allow non-admin users to upload images, or * If you do permit normal users to upload images, do not purge the 'images' table. Note: It is safe to delete rows from `image_properties`, `image_tags`, `image_members`, and `image_locations` tables.
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:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 85.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 84.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.70% (0.00701) | 70.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 60.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 59.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 57.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | 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 (8)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93106 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4383 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1593799/ x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1466323 Issue Tracking
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05273584 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4383
- https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OSSN/OSSN-0075 x_refsource_CONFIRMTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4383
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93106 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4383 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1593799/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1466323 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05273584 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4383 | ||
| https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OSSN/OSSN-0075 | x_refsource_CONFIRMTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4383 |
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