CVE-2014-7960
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.0
Description
OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the max_meta_count and other metadata constraints via multiple crafted requests which exceed the limit when combined.
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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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.2.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.2.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.2.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.2.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.2.0-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | swift | <2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openstack | swift | {"endIncluding":"2.1.0"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7960.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00025.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0835.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0836.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1495.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/07/39
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/08/7
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70279
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2704-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1365350
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96901
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7960
- https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/06800cbe446ce4c937a57b69517b55c3bba9b6e1
- https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/2c4622a28ea04e1c6b2382189b0a1f6cccdc9c0f
- https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/5b2c27a5874c2b5b0a333e4955b03544f6a8119f
- https://github.com/openstack/swift
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7960
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.