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CVE-2015-1851 json

OpenStack Cinder file disclosure in image convert

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-9hcj-h2qc-689p , PYSEC-2026-789 , EUVD-2022-3382

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

OpenStack Cinder before 2014.1.5 (icehouse), 2014.2.x before 2014.2.4 (juno), and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.1 (kilo) allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted qcow2 signature in an image to the upload-to-image command.

Patch / fix

  • pypi cinder 7.0.0a0
  • cinder Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2015.1.0+2015.06.16.git26.9634b76ba5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1851

  • openstack-cinder openstack 5 2014.1.4-1.1.el6ost
  • openstack-cinder openstack 5 2014.1.4-1.1.el7ost
  • openstack-cinder openstack 6 2014.2.3-3.1.el7ost
  • python-cinder openstack 5 2014.1.4-1.1.el6ost
  • python-cinder openstack 5 2014.1.4-1.1.el7ost
  • python-cinder openstack 6 2014.2.3-3.1.el7ost

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1206

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-1851 updated cvss 5.5

openstack-cinder: Host file disclosure through qcow2 backing file

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 6 python-cinder 2014.1.4-1.1.el6ost, openstack-cinder 2014.1.4-1.1.el6ost Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) for RHEL 7 python-cinder 2014.1.4-1.1.el7ost, openstack-cinder 2014.1.4-1.1.el7ost Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 python-cinder 2014.2.3-3.1.el7ost, openstack-cinder 2014.2.3-3.1.el7ost
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1206
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) python-cinder, openstack-cinder
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi cinder
<7.0.0a0
7.0.0a0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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