CVE-2015-5242
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.0
Description
OpenStack Swift-on-File (aka Swiftonfile) does not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module when loading metadata, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted extended attribute (xattrs).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | gluster_storage | 3.1 | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1918.html
- https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1985893
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258743
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/237994/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1918.html
- https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1985893
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258743
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/237994/
CWEs
CWE-94
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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