CVE-2015-5162

moderate-risk
Published 2016-10-07

The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1 and 12.0.0; and Nova before 12.0.4 and 13.0.0 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image.

Do I need to act?

~
3.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (8)

Cinder
Cinder
Glance
Nova
Nova
Cinder
Glance
Glance

Affected Vendors

47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 7/34 · Low
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate