The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1 and 12.0.0; and Nova before 12.0.4 and 13.0.0 does not properly limit qemu-img calls, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) via a crafted disk image.
CVE-2015-5162
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 3.1%, top 14% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 39(Track)EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation3% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 87%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 7, 2016
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (18)
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2923.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2991.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0153.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0156.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0165.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0282.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/06/8
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76849
- secalert@redhathttps://launchpad.net/bugs/1449062
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2923.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2991.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0153.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0156.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0165.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0282.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-5162(6)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2017:0282Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder, openstack-glance, and openstack-nova security update
- RHSA-2017:0165Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder security update
- RHSA-2017:0153Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder security update
- RHSA-2017:0156Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder security update
- RHSA-2016:2991Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder, openstack-glance, and openstack-nova update
- RHSA-2016:2923Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-cinder and openstack-glance security update
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python-nova (1:2014.1.5-0ubuntu1.7) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | python-oslo-concurrency-0:1.8.2-2.el7ost | 2017-02-15 | redhat |
| redhat | openstack-cinder-0:2014.1.5-9.el6ost | 2017-01-19 | redhat |
| redhat | openstack-cinder-0:2014.1.5-9.el7ost | 2017-01-19 | redhat |
| redhat | openstack-cinder-0:2014.2.4-11.el7ost | 2017-01-19 | redhat |
| redhat | openstack-nova-1:12.0.5-9.el7ost | 2016-12-21 | redhat |
| redhat | openstack-glance-1:12.0.0-2.el7ost | 2016-12-07 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(15 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| cinder | — | 2:8.0.0-1 | — |
| glance | — | 2:12.0.0-1 | — |
| nova | — | 2:13.0.0-1 | — |
Debian:12(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| cinder | — | 2:8.0.0-1 | — |
| glance | — | 2:12.0.0-1 | — |
| nova | — | 2:13.0.0-1 | — |
Debian:13(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| cinder | — | 2:8.0.0-1 | — |
| glance | — | 2:12.0.0-1 | — |
| nova | — | 2:13.0.0-1 | — |
Debian:14(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| cinder | — | 2:8.0.0-1 | — |
| glance | — | 2:12.0.0-1 | — |
| nova | — | 2:13.0.0-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(1)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 21× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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