CVE-2013-4296

libvirt: invalid free in remoteDispatchDomainMemoryStats

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The remoteDispatchDomainMemoryStats function in daemon/remote.c in libvirt 0.9.1 through 0.10.1.x, 0.10.2.x before 0.10.2.8, 1.0.x before 1.0.5.6, and 1.1.x before 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted RPC call.

La funcion remoteDispatchDomainMemoryStats en daemon/remote.c de libvirt 0.9.1 hasta 0.10.1.x, 0.10.2.x anterior a 0.10.2.8, 1.0.x anterior a 1.0.5.6, y 1.1.x anterior 1.1.2 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados (deferencia y caida del proceso) a través de un llamada RPC manipulada

The libvirt library is a C API for managing and interacting with the virtualization capabilities of Linux and other operating systems. In addition, libvirt provides tools for remote management of virtualized systems. libvirt invokes the PolicyKit pkcheck utility to handle authorization. A race condition was found in the way libvirt used this utility, allowing a local user to bypass intended PolicyKit authorizations or execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. Note: With this update, libvirt has been rebuilt to communicate with PolicyKit via a different API that is not vulnerable to the race condition. The polkit RHSA-2013:1270 advisory must also be installed to fix the CVE-2013-4311 issue.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-06-12 CVE Reserved
2013-09-18 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e7f400a110e2e3673b96518170bfea0855dd82c0	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/60895	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases	2023-02-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006173	2013-09-19

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00023.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00024.html	2023-02-13
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1272.html	2023-02-13
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html	2023-02-13
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml	2023-02-13
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2764	2023-02-13
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1954-1	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4296	2013-09-19

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.7"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.8"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.9 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.9"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.10 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.10"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.11 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.11"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.12 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.12"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.9.13 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.9.13"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				0.10.2.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "0.10.2.7"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.0.5.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.0.5.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.0.5.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.0.5.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.0.5.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.0.5.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.0.5.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.0.5.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.0.5.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.0.5.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.1.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.1.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Libvirt Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt"				1.1.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Libvirt" and version "1.1.1"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				10.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "10.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				13.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "13.04"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0"		-		Affected