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CVE-2015-1851

OpenStack Cinder before 2014.1.5 (icehouse), 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 (juno), and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.1 (kilo) allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted qcow2 signature in an image to the upload-to-image command.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-1851 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from canonical, from openstack, from openstack and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-06-25T16:59:00.077

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	15.04	Yes
Application	openstack	icehouse	≤ 2014.1.4	Yes
Application	openstack	juno	2014.2	Yes
Application	openstack	juno	2014.2.2	Yes
Application	openstack	juno	2014.2.3	Yes
Application	openstack	kilo	2015.1.0	Yes

References

http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-June/000367.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1206.html ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3292 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/13/1 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/17/2 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/17/7 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2703-1 ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/cinder/+bug/1415087 ([email protected])
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-June/000367.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1206.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3292 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/13/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/17/2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/17/7 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2703-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/cinder/+bug/1415087 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For canonical's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.