CVE-2016-4383
Publication date 27 June 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The glance-manage db in all versions of HPE Helion Openstack Glance allows deleted image ids to be reassigned, which allows remote authenticated users to cause other users to boot into a modified image without notification of the change.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| glance | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
mdeslaur
There is no fix for this issue, it is a documented shortcoming see upstream advisory for recommended actions
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.4 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |