CVE-2014-7960
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 3.1%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 3.1% (88th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-3908)
- Published
- October 17, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-3908 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- openstack / swift
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00025.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0835.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0836.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1495.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/07/39
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/08/7
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70279
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2704-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1365350(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96901
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain