Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted Extended Attribute in OpenStack Swift-on-File (Swiftonfile)

CVE-2015-5242 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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).

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