First published: Sun Nov 11 2012(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
pip/glance | <11.0.0a0 | 11.0.0a0 |
OpenStack Essex | =2012.1 | |
OpenStack Folsom | =2012.2 | |
OpenStack Glance |
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CVE-2012-5482 is considered a medium-severity vulnerability due to its impact on image deletion permissions.
To remediate CVE-2012-5482, upgrade to a version of OpenStack Glance that is higher than 11.0.0a0.
CVE-2012-5482 affects OpenStack Glance versions 2012.1 (Essex) and 2012.2 (Folsom).
Yes, CVE-2012-5482 can be exploited by remote authenticated users to delete non-protected images.
CVE-2012-5482 exists due to an incomplete fix for the previously identified CVE-2012-4573.