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CVE-2009-0036 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  02/11/2009

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.4 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Provides unauthorized access
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.et.redhat.com/?p=libvirt.git;a=commitdiff;h=2bb0657e28 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/10/8
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33724
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484947 Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10127
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00699.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00726.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00728.html Exploit Vendor Advisory

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10127
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10127

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0036
NVD Published Date:
02/11/2009
NVD Last Modified:
09/28/2017