CVE-2012-4406

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 None

Description

OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle Python module unsafely when storing and loading metadata in memcached, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pickle object.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2012-4406

Assigner
secalert@redhat.com

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2012-10-22T23:55:06

Last Modified Date
2023-02-13T04:34:29

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-94	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift::::::::	1	OR	1.6.0
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.0.0:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.0.1:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.0.2:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.1.0:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.1.0:rc1::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.1.0:rc2::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.2.0:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.2.0:gamma1::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.2.0:rc1::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.3.0:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.3.0:gamma1::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.3.0:rc1::::::	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.0:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.1:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.2:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.3:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.4:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.5:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.6:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.7:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.4.8:::::::*	1	OR
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:1.5.0:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
LOW

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
7.5

Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
10

Impact Score
6.4

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089472.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1379.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0691.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/16
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55420
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1379
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0691
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4406
https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1006414
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=854757
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79140
https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/e1ff51c04554d51616d2845f92ab726cb0e5831a
https://launchpad.net/swift/+milestone/1.7.0

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4406
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4406

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 08:48:40				Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-02 19:03:42		2023-02-02T18:16:13	CVE Modified Date	updated
2023-02-02 19:03:43	OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle Python module unsafely when storing and loading metadata in memcached, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pickle object.	CVE-2012-4406 Openstack-Swift: insecure use of python pickle()	Description	updated
2023-02-02 19:03:49			References	updated
2023-02-13 05:05:13		2023-02-13T04:34:29	CVE Modified Date	updated
2023-02-13 05:05:14	CVE-2012-4406 Openstack-Swift: insecure use of python pickle()	OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle Python module unsafely when storing and loading metadata in memcached, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pickle object.	Description	updated