CVE-2015-8234 OpenStack Glance Signature Verification Bypass

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass image signature verification in OpenStack Glance by exploiting MD5 collisions, allowing unsigned images to be accepted.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-8234?

CVE-2015-8234 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The image signature algorithm in OpenStack Glance 11.0.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the signature verification process via a crafted image, which triggers an MD5 collision.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8234?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including glance. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
glance PyPIAll versions to 11.0.0None
glance PyPIAll versions to 11.0.0None
glance PyPIAll versions to 11.0.0None

Products include Openstack Glance.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8234?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-8234 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8234 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8234, GHSA-wmhw-fvg9-87fc, PYSEC-2017-143.

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