CVE-2010-2242

Description

Red Hat libvirt 0.2.0 through 0.8.2 creates iptables rules with improper mappings of privileged source ports, which allows guest OS users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging IP address and source-port values, as demonstrated by copying and deleting an NFS directory tree.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory libvirt.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2062 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://libvirt.org/news.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044520.html vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-2 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044579.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0615.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvirt/+bug/591943
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=602455
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1008-3 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2763 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2242?
CVE-2010-2242 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2242?
To fix CVE-2010-2242, 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-2010-2242 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-2242 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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