CVE-2015-5163: OpenStack Image Service (Glance) allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary file

CVE-2015-5163 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2015-08-19

The import task action in OpenStack Image Service (Glance) 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo), when using the V2 API, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted backing file for a qcow2 image.

Technologies: glance (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2015-5163 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-5163 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2015-5163?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 19 August 2015.
Which products and versions are affected?
glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2015.1.0,fixed=2015.1.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2015-5163?
Yes. glance (PyPI): upgrade to 2015.1.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2015-5163?
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 2015.1.2 or later
    pip install "glance>=2015.1.2"

Affected products

  • glance (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2015.1.0,fixed=2015.1.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2015-5163
  • GHSA-q73f-vjc2-3gqf
  • PYSEC-2015-39

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