CVE-2015-0236
Detail
Modified After Enrichment This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.
Description
libvirt before 1.2.12 allow remote authenticated users to obtain the VNC password by using the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag with a crafted (1) snapshot to the virDomainSnapshotGetXMLDesc interface or (2) image to the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc interface.
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CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0046.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00028.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0323.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62766
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://security.libvirt.org/2015/0001.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Patch
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:035
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:070
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2867-1
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
NIST
Change History
18 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.
6/16/2026 8:19:47 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Affected
[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}]
CVE Status Change
5/06/2026 6:30:45 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
CVE Modified by CVE
11/20/2024 9:22:37 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0046.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00028.html
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0323.html
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/62766
Added
Reference
http://security.libvirt.org/2015/0001.html
Added
Reference
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:035
Added
Reference
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:070
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2867-1
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.
5/13/2024 11:27:06 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.
2/12/2023 6:15:29 PM
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Type
Old Value
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Changed
Description
It was discovered that the virDomainSnapshotGetXMLDesc() and virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc() functions did not sufficiently limit the usage of the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag when fine-grained ACLs were enabled. A remote attacker able to establish a connection to libvirtd could use this flaw to obtain certain sensitive information from the domain XML file.
libvirt before 1.2.12 allow remote authenticated users to obtain the VNC password by using the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag with a crafted (1) snapshot to the virDomainSnapshotGetXMLDesc interface or (2) image to the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc interface.
Removed
CVSS V2
Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Removed
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0323 [No Types Assigned]
Removed
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0236 [No Types Assigned]
Removed
Reference
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184431 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.
2/02/2023 3:19:58 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
Description
libvirt before 1.2.12 allow remote authenticated users to obtain the VNC password by using the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag with a crafted (1) snapshot to the virDomainSnapshotGetXMLDesc interface or (2) image to the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc interface.
It was discovered that the virDomainSnapshotGetXMLDesc() and virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc() functions did not sufficiently limit the usage of the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag when fine-grained ACLs were enabled. A remote attacker able to establish a connection to libvirtd could use this flaw to obtain certain sensitive information from the domain XML file.
Added
CVSS V2
Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0323 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0236 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184431 [No Types Assigned]
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST
10/30/2018 12:27:35 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST
10/30/2018 12:27:36 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Modified Analysis by NIST
8/30/2016 10:13:51 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 3
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Configuration 4
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0046.html No Types Assigned
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0046.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00028.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00028.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0323.html No Types Assigned
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0323.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:035 No Types Assigned
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:035 Broken Link
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:070 No Types Assigned
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:070 Broken Link
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2867-1 No Types Assigned
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2867-1 Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.
4/15/2016 9:59:02 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2867-1
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.
3/31/2015 10:00:08 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:070
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.
3/23/2015 10:01:51 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0046.html
Added
Reference
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:035
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.
3/11/2015 10:01:41 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0323.html
Modified Analysis by NIST
3/05/2015 4:09:52 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 1
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
OR
cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.
2/20/2015 10:01:47 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00028.html
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.
2/13/2015 9:59:44 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://secunia.com/advisories/62766
Modified Analysis by NIST
2/02/2015 11:50:16 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Added
CWE
CWE-200
Added
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Changed
Reference Type
http://security.libvirt.org/2015/0001.html No Types Assigned
http://security.libvirt.org/2015/0001.html Advisory, Patch
Initial CVE Analysis
1/30/2015 2:45:08 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2015-0236 NVD
Published Date: 01/29/2015 NVD
Last Modified: 06/16/2026
Source: Red Hat, Inc.
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