CVE-2015-5242

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5242
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-11-25 20:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionOpenStack Swift-on-File (aka Swiftonfile) does not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module when loading metadata, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted extended attribute (xattrs).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Gluster Storage 3.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1258743 – (CVE-2015-5242) CVE-2015-5242 swiftonfile: use of insecure Python pickle for metadata serialization and storage af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Gerrit Code Review af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 review.openstack.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Pickle Security Flaw in Object Store - Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
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