CVE-2014-7960
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the max_meta_count and other metadata constraints via multiple crafted requests which exceed the limit when combined.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.4–4
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-g6x3-55qv-x6p2OpenStack Swift metadata constraints are not correctly enforced2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the max_meta_count and other metadata constraints via multiple crafted requests which exceed the limit when combined.
- PYSEC-2026-933OpenStack Swift metadata constraints are not correctly enforced2026-07-06vendor · osvUS
OpenStack Object Storage (Swift) before 2.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the max_meta_count and other metadata constraints via multiple crafted requests which exceed the limit when combined.
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references (28)
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- http://www.openstack.org/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/07/39cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/08/7cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70279cnnvd
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/96901cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1365350cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00025.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0835.htmlenisa_euvd
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