CVE-2012-4573

Summary

CVE	CVE-2012-4573
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	redhat
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2012-11-11 13:00:58 UTC
Updated	2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Description	The v1 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary non-protected images via an image deletion request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5482.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Openstack	Essex	2012.1	All	All	All
Application	Openstack	Folsom	2012.2	All	All	All
Application	Openstack	Image Registry And Delivery Service Glance	-	All	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Red Hat Security Advisory 2012-1558-01 ≈ Packet Storm	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	packetstormsecurity.com
Ensure image owned by user before delayed_deletion · efd7e75 · openstack/glance · GitHub	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	github.com	Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Security Advisory SA51174 - OpenStack Glance Backend Storage Repository Virtual Image Deletion Vulnerability - Secunia	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com	Vendor Advisory
OpenStack Glance CVE-2012-4573 Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1455-1: important: Security update for	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: openstack-glance-2012.2-3.fc18	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.fedoraproject.org
Security Advisory SA51234 - Ubuntu update for glance - Secunia	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com	Vendor Advisory
oss-security - [OSSA 2012-017] Authentication bypass for image deletion (CVE-2012-4573)	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com
osvdb.org/87248	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	osvdb.org
Bug #1065187 “[OSSA-2012-017] Non-admin users can cause public g...” : Bugs : Glance	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	bugs.launchpad.net
Delete from store after registry delete. · 90bcdc5 · openstack/glance · GitHub	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	github.com
oss-security - [OSSA 2012-017.1] Authentication bypass for image deletion (CVE-2012-4573, CVE-2012-5482) ERRATA 1	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com
USN-1626-2: Glance vulnerability \| Ubuntu	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.ubuntu.com
Delete from store after registry delete. · 6ab0992 · openstack/glance · GitHub	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	github.com
USN-1626-1: Glance vulnerability \| Ubuntu	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.ubuntu.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.

Legacy QID Mappings

996733 Python (Pip) Security Update for glance (GHSA-6rrm-xxvh-7r87)