CVE-2016-8611 | BDVDB-2026-105239 Detail

The Openstack Foundationopenstack-glance

Description#

A vulnerability was found in Openstack Glance. No limits are enforced within the Glance image service for both v1 and v2 `/images` API POST method for authenticated users, resulting in possible denial of service attacks through database table saturation.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact low. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-07-31Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2018-07-31
Last modified: 2024-08-06

Vendor information

Vendor: The Openstack Foundation
Product: openstack-glance

All The Openstack Foundation vulnerabilities

Score

4.3 Medium

EPSS

2.2%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 83.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Denial of Service

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
v1 and v2
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

4.3 Medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	Low

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).