CVE-2009-0036

libvirt_proxy 0.5.1 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

Buffer overflow in the proxyReadClientSocket function in proxy/libvirt_proxy.c in libvirt_proxy 0.5.1 might allow local users to gain privileges by sending a portion of the header of a virProxyPacket packet, and then sending the remainder of the packet with crafted values in the header, related to use of uninitialized memory in a validation check.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Jon Oberheide · clocallinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8534

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (10)

[Various Sources] http://git.et.redhat.com/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2bb0657e28

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33724

[Vendor Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484947

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10127

[Exploit, Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00699.html

[Exploit, Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00726.html

[Exploit, Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00728.html

[Mailing List] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/10/8

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/34397

Scores

EPSS 0.0027

EPSS Percentile 50.2%

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (1)

libvirt/libvirt 0.5.1

Published Feb 11, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026