CVE-2013-2218
Description
Double free vulnerability in the virConnectListAllInterfaces method in interface/interface_backend_netcf.c in libvirt 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) via a filtering flag that causes an interface to be skipped, as demonstrated by the "virsh iface-list --inactive" command.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
libvirt - 'virConnectListAllInterfaces' Method Denial of Service
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.1.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.1.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.1.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.1.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.1.0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | libvirt | 1.0.6 | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2218.html
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=244e0b8cf15ca2ef48d82058e728656e6c4bad11
- http://libvirt.org/news.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/01/6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980112
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2218
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.