medium
6.8
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2013-0170: Use After Free

First published: Wed Jan 09 2013(Updated: )

A flaw was found in the way message freeing on connection cleanup was handled under certain error conditions. A remote user able to issue commands to libvirt daemon could use this flaw to crash libvirtd or, potentially, escalate their privilages to that of libvirtd process. Acknowledgements: This issue was discovered by Tingting Zheng of Red Hat.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Red Hat Libvirt>=0.9.6<0.9.6.4
Red Hat Libvirt>=0.9.11<0.9.11.9
Red Hat Libvirt>=0.10.2<0.10.2.3
Red Hat Libvirt>=1.0.0<1.0.2
openSUSE=12.1
openSUSE=12.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11-sp2
Fedora=16
Fedora=17
Fedora=18
redhat enterprise Linux desktop=6.0
redhat enterprise Linux eus=6.3
redhat enterprise Linux server=6.0
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=6.0
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=12.10

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893450

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-0170?

    CVE-2013-0170 has a severity level that indicates it may allow remote users to crash the libvirtd service or potentially escalate privileges.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0170?

    Versions of Red Hat Libvirt prior to 0.9.6.4, between 0.9.6 and 0.9.11.9, between 0.10.2 and 1.0.2, as well as several versions of openSUSE and Fedora are affected.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-0170?

    To fix CVE-2013-0170, users should upgrade to the latest version of the affected software that addresses the vulnerability.

  • Is CVE-2013-0170 exploitable remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2013-0170 can be exploited remotely by users who can issue commands to the libvirt daemon.

  • What impact does CVE-2013-0170 have on system security?

    CVE-2013-0170 can potentially lead to denial-of-service conditions or privilege escalation, compromising system security.

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