OpenStack Swift metadata constraints are not correctly enforced
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | swift | < 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7960
- https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/06800cbe446ce4c937a57b69517b55c3bba9b6e1
- https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/2c4622a28ea04e1c6b2382189b0a1f6cccdc9c0f
- https://github.com/openstack/swift/commit/5b2c27a5874c2b5b0a333e4955b03544f6a8119f
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/swift/+bug/1365350
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96901
- https://github.com/openstack/swift
- 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://pypi.org/project/swift
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g6x3-55qv-x6p2
- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
swift- Disclosed
- 17.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-933 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-g6x3-55qv-x6p2 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: swift
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 14
- First → latest
- 01.2014 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 5
- Medium 7
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 0
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 9
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 2
earlier: 1
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