CVE-2013-4401
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
8.5
VIR risk
8.5
Description
The virConnectDomainXMLToNative API function in libvirt 1.1.0 through 1.1.3 checks for the connect:read permission instead of the connect:write permission, which allows attackers to gain domain:write privileges and execute Qemu binaries via crafted XML. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4401
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015259
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/55210
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.1.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.1.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.1.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.1.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.1.4-1 |
References
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57687fd6bf7f6e1b3662c52f3f26c06ab19dc96c
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55210
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60895
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
- http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029241
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2026-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015259
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4401
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.