CVE-2014-1447

Description

Race condition in the virNetServerClientStartKeepAlive function in libvirt before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) by closing a connection before a keepalive response is sent.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.28% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2093-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56446 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2846 vendor advisory
http://libvirt.org/news.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56321 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00060.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029695 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0103.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1047577 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00062.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1447?
CVE-2014-1447 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1447?
To fix CVE-2014-1447, 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-2014-1447 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-1447 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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