CVE-2014-7960

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    CVE-2014-7960

    Published: 17 Oct 2014Last Modified: 7 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0835.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0836.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1495.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2704-1, https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1365350, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00025.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/07/39, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/08/7, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70279, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96901

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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