Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10127
Revision Date:2013-04-29Version:12
Title: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.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2009-0036
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
  • OR Oracle Linux 5.x
  • AND Configuration section
  • libvirt-python is earlier than 0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1
  • OR libvirt is earlier than 0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1
  • OR libvirt-devel is earlier than 0:0.3.3-14.el5_3.1
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