# CVE-2014-9684: OpenStack Glance Denial of service by creating a large number of images

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-9684-openstack-glance-denial-of-service-by-creating-a-large-number-of  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2015-02-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2014-9684 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2015-02-24

OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) 2014.2 through 2014.2.2 does not properly remove images, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by creating a large number of images using the task v2 API and then deleting them before the uploads finish, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-1881.

Technologies: [glance (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-glance). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2014-9684 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-9684 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2014-9684?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 February 2015.

**Which products and versions are affected?** glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=11.0.0a0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2014-9684?** 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-2014-9684?** 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

  ```sh
  pip install "glance>=11.0.0a0"
  ```


## Affected products

- glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=11.0.0a0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2014-9684
- GHSA-h737-q6g6-8wr6
- PYSEC-2015-37

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