CVE-2012-4406
Description
OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle Python module unsafely when storing and loading metadata in memcached, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pickle object.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Mitigation details
CVE-2012-4406 NameCVE-2012-4406 DescriptionOpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle Python module unsafely when storing and loading metadata in memcached, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pickle object. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE,…
CVE-2012-4406
| Name | CVE-2012-4406 |
| Description | OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle Python module unsafely when storing and loading metadata in memcached, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pickle object. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 686812 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| swift (PTS) | bullseye | 2.26.0-10+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2.26.0-10+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 2.30.1-0+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 2.35.1-0+deb13u1 | fixed | |
| trixie (security) | 2.35.1-0+deb13u2 | fixed | |
| sid, forky | 2.37.1-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| swift | source | (unstable) | 1.4.8-2 | 686812 |
OS impact
Fedora Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Affected | — |
Red Hat Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
| 5.0 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.4.8-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.4.8-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.4.8-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.4.8-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.4.8-2 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | swift | <1.7.0 | 1.7.0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openstack | swift | {"endExcluding":"1.7.0"} | 1.7.0 |
| redhat | gluster_storage_management_console | 2.0 | |
| redhat | gluster_storage_server_for_on-premise | 2.0 | |
| redhat | storage | 2.0 | |
| redhat | storage_for_public_cloud | 2.0 | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089472.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1379.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0691.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55420
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1006414
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854757
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79140
- https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/e1ff51c04554d51616d2845f92ab726cb0e5831a
- https://launchpad.net/swift/+milestone/1.7.0
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4406
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1379
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0691
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4406
- https://opendev.org/openstack/swift
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130629092623/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55420
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4406
CWEs
CWE-502
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.