GHSA-g6x3-55qv-x6p2

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    GHSA-g6x3-55qv-x6p2

    Published: 17 May 2022Last Modified: 7 Jul 2026

    Summary: OpenStack Swift metadata constraints are not correctly enforced

    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: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7960, https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/06800cbe446ce4c937a57b69517b55c3bba9b6e1, https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/2c4622a28ea04e1c6b2382189b0a1f6cccdc9c0f, https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/5b2c27a5874c2b5b0a333e4955b03544f6a8119f, https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1365350, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96901, https://github.com/openstack/swift, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00025.html, 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.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, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2704-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: swift

    Purl: pkg:pypi/swift

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2.0

    Affected versions

    1.0.2

    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
    GHSA-g6x3-55qv-x6p2 | CVE-DB