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A vulnerability was found in libvirt 1.1.0 (Virtualization Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function virConnectDomainXMLToNative
of the component XML Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was published 10/03/2013 as confirmed advisory (Secunia). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The public release has been coordinated with the project team. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4401 since 06/12/2013. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70845 (Ubuntu 13.10 : libvirt vulnerability (USN-2026-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at secunia.com. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (70845). Similar entries are available at 10996, 10997 and 10999.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 70845
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 13.10 : libvirt vulnerability (USN-2026-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841622
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for libvirt USN-2026-1
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Patch: secunia.com
Timeline
06/12/2013 🔍10/03/2013 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: secunia.com⛔Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4401 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1029241
Vulnerability Center: 42327 - libvirt 1.1.0 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability due to a Flaw in the virConnectDomainXMLToNative API Function, High
SecurityFocus: 63325
Secunia: 55210 - libvirt Privilege Escalation and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 98926
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Entry
Created: 10/28/2013 11:41Updated: 06/01/2021 14:10
Changes: 10/28/2013 11:41 (77), 05/15/2017 11:39 (2), 06/01/2021 14:08 (3), 06/01/2021 14:10 (1)
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