CVE-2012-4406

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductOpenstack Swift
PublishedOct 22, 2012
First seenOct 22, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • openstack swift1.7.0 or later
  • swift1.7.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
openstack swiftv < 1.7.01.7.0
fedoraproject fedora16—
redhat gluster_storage_management_console2.0—
redhat gluster_storage_server_for_on-premise2.0—
redhat storage2.0—
redhat storage_for_public_cloud2.0—
redhat enterprise_linux_server5.0, 6.0—
swiftPyPIv < 1.7.01.7.0

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CVE-2012-4406 · Openstack Swift · Dark Radar