CVE-2013-4401

Description

The virConnectDomainXMLToNative API function in libvirt 1.1.0 through 1.1.3 checks for the connect:read permission instead of the connect:write permission, which allows attackers to gain domain:write privileges and execute Qemu binaries via crafted XML. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.73% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015259 patch
http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57687fd6bf7f6e1b3662c52f3f26c06ab19dc96c
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2026-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55210 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029241 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4401?
CVE-2013-4401 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4401?
To fix CVE-2013-4401, 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-2013-4401 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4401 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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