openstack-glance: Glance Image service v1 and v2 api image-create vulnerability
Published Jul 31, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.33%
Description
A vulnerability was found in Openstack Glance. No limits are enforced within the Glance image service for both v1 and v2 `/images` API POST method for authenticated users, resulting in possible denial of service attacks through database table saturation.
Affected products
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- Version v1 and v2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Openstack Foundation | Openstack-Glance | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
openstack-glance
Will not fix
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 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 5 (Icehouse) | openstack-glance | Will not fix | n/a |
| 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 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
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:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/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 3, 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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02326) | 82.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.33% (0.02326) | 81.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 19, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00556) | 67.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.02% (0.03020) | 85.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.22% (0.07218) | 85.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.63% (0.02631) | 84.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00401) | 74.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00401) | 72.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00401) | 70.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00481) | 72.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 70.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00551) | 74.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/266 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94378 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037312 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8611 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387293 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8611 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c05333384 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8611
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8611
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/266 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94378 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037312 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8611 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387293 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8611 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c05333384 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8611 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8611 |
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