CVE-2012-4406
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-4406 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-10-22 23:55:06 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-502 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Openstack | Swift | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Gluster Storage Management Console | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Gluster Storage Server For On-premise | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Storage | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Storage For Public Cloud | 2.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 854757 – (CVE-2012-4406) CVE-2012-4406 Openstack-Swift: insecure use of python pickle() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| OpenStack Swift 'loads()' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Broken Link |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| oss-security - Re: CVE-Request: openstack pickle de-serialization | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: openstack-swift-1.4.8-3.fc16 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List |
| Do not use pickle for serialization in memcache, but JSON · openstack/swift@e1ff51c · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Not Applicable |
| oss-security - CVE-Request: openstack pickle de-serialization | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List |
| Bug #1006414 “Insecure loads()” : Bugs : OpenStack Object Storage (swift) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.launchpad.net | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| 1.7.0 : OpenStack Object Storage (swift) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | launchpad.net | Release Notes |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.