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CVE-2015-5286

OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) allows remote authenticated users to bypass the storage quota and cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting images that are being uploaded using a token that expires during the process. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-9623.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-5286 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from openstack 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

2015-10-26T17:59:07.937

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:N/I:N/A:C

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

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	openstack	image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\)	≤ 2014.2.3	Yes
Application	openstack	image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\)	2015.1.0	Yes
Application	openstack	image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\)	2015.1.1	Yes

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1897.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76943 ([email protected])
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1498163 ([email protected])
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-020.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1897.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76943 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1498163 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-020.html Vendor Advisory (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 openstack'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.