CVE-2012-5482: OpenStack Glance arbitrary deletion of non-protected images

CVE-2012-5482 · Severity: info · Published 2012-11-11

The v2 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary non-protected images via an image deletion request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4573.

Technologies: glance (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2012-5482 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-5482 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2012-5482?
Informational severity, published 11 November 2012.
Which products and versions are affected?
glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=11.0.0a0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=fc0ee7623ec59c87ac6fc671e95a9798d6f2e2c3,fixed=b591304b8980d8aca8fa6cda9ea1621aca000c88|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2012-5482?
Yes. glance (PyPI): upgrade to 11.0.0a0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2012-5482?
Check whether you run glance (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • glance (PyPI): upgrade to 11.0.0a0 or later
    pip install "glance>=11.0.0a0"

Affected products

  • glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=11.0.0a0, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=fc0ee7623ec59c87ac6fc671e95a9798d6f2e2c3,fixed=b591304b8980d8aca8fa6cda9ea1621aca000c88|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2012-5482
  • GHSA-vwr9-9f8v-vp5m
  • PYSEC-2012-30

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