CVE-2016-4383 json
The glance-manage db in all versions of HPE Helion Openstack Glance allows deleted image ids to be reassigned, which allows remote authenti…
published 2017-06-27 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5383
- cvss
- 8.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-4383 updated cvss 5.7
openstack-glance: glance-manage db purge breaks image immutability expectation
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) openstack-glance Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) python-glance, openstack-glance Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) python-glance, openstack-glance Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) python-glance, openstack-glance, python-glance-tests Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) python-glance, openstack-glance, python-glance-tests Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) openstack-glanceaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
+1 more productsfewer
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) python-glance, openstack-glance, python-glance-tests
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
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h20566.www2.hpe.com
/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05273584
mitigation, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/93106
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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wiki.openstack.org
/wiki/OSSN/OSSN-0075
technical-description, third-party-advisory
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bugs.launchpad.net
/glance/+bug/1593799/
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-4383
- NVD CVE-2016-4383
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