CVE-2013-2218

Public Exploit

Description

Double free vulnerability in the virConnectListAllInterfaces method in interface/interface_backend_netcf.c in libvirt 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) via a filtering flag that causes an interface to be skipped, as demonstrated by the "virsh iface-list --inactive" command.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.81% Top 10%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980112 exploit
http://libvirt.org/news.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/01/6 mailing list patch
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=244e0b8cf15ca2ef48d82058e728656e6c4bad11

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2218?
CVE-2013-2218 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2218?
To fix CVE-2013-2218, 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-2013-2218 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-2218 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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