CVE-2014-7960 OpenStack Swift metadata constraints are not correctly enforced
Authenticated users can bypass metadata count limits in OpenStack Swift by sending multiple crafted requests, violating resource constraints.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-7960?
CVE-2014-7960 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Oct 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the max_meta_count and other metadata constraints via multiple crafted requests which exceed the limit when combined.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7960?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including swift. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
swift PyPI | All versions | 2.2.0 |
swift PyPI | All versions | 2.2.0 |
swift PyPI | All versions | 2.2.0 |
Linux distribution packages (12)
openstack-swift Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el6ost |
openstack-swift-account Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el6ost |
openstack-swift-container Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el6ost |
openstack-swift-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el6ost |
openstack-swift-object Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el6ost |
openstack-swift-proxy Red Hat:openstack:5::el6 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el6ost |
openstack-swift Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el7ost |
openstack-swift-account Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el7ost |
openstack-swift-container Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el7ost |
openstack-swift-doc Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el7ost |
openstack-swift-object Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el7ost |
openstack-swift-proxy Red Hat:openstack:5::el7 | All versions | 0:1.13.1-4.el7ost |
Products include Openstack Swift.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7960?
Upgrade swift to 2.2.0 or later.
Is CVE-2014-7960 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7960 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2016-0737 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
- CVE-2016-0738 OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
- CVE-2026-49017 OpenStack Swift: s3api middleware enters an infinite loop when processing a truncated aws-chunked PUT request body
- CVE-2013-6396 Python Swift client is vulnerable to Missing SSL Certificate Check
- CVE-2026-50221 OpenStack Swift vulnerable to authenticated server-side request forgery
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7960, GHSA-g6x3-55qv-x6p2, PYSEC-2026-933, RHSA-2015:0835, RHSA-2015:0836, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7960.