CVE-2016-4383

Publication date 27 June 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The glance-manage db in all versions of HPE Helion Openstack Glance allows deleted image ids to be reassigned, which allows remote authenticated users to cause other users to boot into a modified image without notification of the change.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
glance	17.04 zesty	Ignored
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

There is no fix for this issue, it is a documented shortcoming see upstream advisory for recommended actions

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 8.4 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	High
User interaction	Required
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.4 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H