CVE-2014-0006: OpenStack Swift Discloses Secret URLs to Timing Attack

CVE-2014-0006 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2014-01-23

The TempURL middleware in OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) 1.4.6 through 1.8.0, 1.9.0 through 1.10.0, and 1.11.0 allows remote attackers to obtain secret URLs by leveraging an object name and a timing side-channel attack.

Technologies: swift (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2014-0006 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-0006 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2014-0006?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 23 January 2014.
Which products and versions are affected?
swift (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.4.6,fixed=1.12.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.4.6,last_affected=1.8.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2014-0006?
Yes. swift (PyPI): upgrade to 1.12.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2014-0006?
Check whether you run swift (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

  • swift (PyPI): upgrade to 1.12.0 or later
    pip install "swift>=1.12.0"

Affected products

  • swift (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.4.6,fixed=1.12.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.4.6,last_affected=1.8.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2014-0006
  • GHSA-cf9m-q836-vf26
  • PYSEC-2014-116

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