CVE-2009-0036
Buffer overflow in the proxyReadClientSocket function in proxy/libvirt_proxy.c in libvirt_proxy 0.5.1 might allow local users to gain privileges by sending a portion of the header of a virProxyPacket packet, and then sending the remainder of the packet…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in the proxyReadClientSocket function in proxy/libvirt_proxy.c in libvirt_proxy 0.5.1 might allow local users to gain privileges by sending a portion of the header of a virProxyPacket packet, and then sending the remainder of the packet with crafted values in the header, related to use of uninitialized memory in a validation check.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.17% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libvirt/libvirt
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.et.redhat.com/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2bb0657e28
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/10/8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34397
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33724
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484947Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10127
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00699.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00726.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00728.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.et.redhat.com/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2bb0657e28
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/10/8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34397
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33724
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484947Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10127
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00699.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00726.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00728.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.