Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-0036 (CCN-48679)

Assigned:2008-12-15
Published:2009-01-27
Updated:2023-02-13
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.2 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
4.6 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-0036

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: libvirt Web site
libvirt: The virtualization API

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2009-0382
Moderate: libvirt security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA33868
libvirt "proxyReadClientSocket()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: BID-33724
libvirt 'libvirt_proxy.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
libvirt-proxyreadclientsocket-bo(48679)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: UNKNOWN
secalert@redhat.com

Source: CCN
Type: libvirt-list Mailing List, Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:33:12 +0300
[libvirt] [PATCH] proxy: Fix use of uninitalized memory

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.com

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_virtualization:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_virtualization:5::client:*:*:*:*:*
    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_virtualization:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:libvirt:libvirt:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_virtualization:5:*:server:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22582
    P
    		ELSA-2009:0382: libvirt security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10127
    V
    		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.
    2013-04-29
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20090045
    P
    		RHSA-2009:0382: libvirt security update (Moderate)
    2011-05-05
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20090382
    P
    		RHSA-2009:0382: libvirt security update (Moderate)
    2011-05-05
    BACK
    libvirt libvirt 0.5.1
    redhat rhel virtualization 5