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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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.et.redhat.com/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2bb0657e28
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 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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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:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.