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CVE-2009-0036

libvirt_proxy 0.5.1 - Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

4.4
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

4
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Desbordamiento de búfer en la función proxyReadClientSocket en proxy/libvirt_proxy.c en libvirt_proxy v0.5.1, podría permitir a usuarios locales elevar sus privilegios mediante el envío de una parte de la cabecera de un paquete virProxyPacket y posteriormente enviando el resto del paquete con valores manipulados en la cabecera del mismo. Relacionado con el uso de memoria que no ha sido inicializada en un control de validación.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2008-12-15 CVE Reserved
  • 2009-02-11 CVE Published
  • 2009-04-27 First Exploit
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Libvirt
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Libvirt
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0.5.1
Search vendor "Libvirt" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.5.1"
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Affected