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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-1881 · published 24 February 2015

CVE-2015-1881: Openstack image registry and delivery service \(glance\) vulnerability

Openstack · Image Registry And Delivery Service \(Glance\)

OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) 2014.2 through 2014.2.2 does not properly remove images, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by creating a large number of images using the task v2 API and then deleting them, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9684.

4.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.1% · top 18.9% CWE-399 · CWE-399
4.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

OpenStack Image Registry and Delivery Service (Glance) 2014.2 through 2014.2.2 does not properly remove images, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by creating a large number of images using the task v2 API and then deleting them, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9684.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-February/000336.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0938.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72694
https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1420696 Exploit
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-February/000336.html Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0938.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72694
https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1420696 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-1881), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.