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CVE-2015-5242

OpenStack Swift-on-File (aka Swiftonfile) does not properly restrict use of the pickle Python module when loading metadata, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted extended attribute (xattrs).

  • Published: Nov 25, 2015
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2015-5242
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
redhat / gluster_storage 3.1 3.1.x