CVE-2008-5086

Description

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33217	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8765	signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33198	third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/50919	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33292	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32905	patch vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00938.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-694-1	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html	vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2008-December/msg00522.html	mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476560
http://secunia.com/advisories/34397	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5086?: CVE-2008-5086 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5086?: To fix CVE-2008-5086, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5086 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5086 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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