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CVE-2015-8234

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8234 describes a vulnerability in OpenStack Glance 11.0.0 where remote attackers can bypass image signature verification. This is achieved by exploiting an MD5 collision with a specially crafted image, allowing for the introduction of unauthorized images. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and local attack vector, with a high impact on integrity but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:glance:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0121 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)Fixed in: openstack-glance

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-wmhw-fvg9-87fcmedium

OpenStack Glance Signature Verification Bypass

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2015-8234Low

openstack-glance: MD5 used for cryptographic signature verification

Nov 18, 2015

References

bugs.launchpad.net / glance/+bug/1516031
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / oss-sec/2015/q4/303
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
wiki.openstack.org / wiki/OSSN/OSSN-0061
Third Party Advisory