libvirt 1.1.2/1.1.3 tools/virt-login-shell.c main access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in libvirt 1.1.2/1.1.3. It has been rated as critical. This affects the function main of the file tools/virt-login-shell.c. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4400. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libvirt 1.1.2/1.1.3 (Virtualization Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function main of the file tools/virt-login-shell.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

virt-login-shell in libvirt 1.1.2 through 1.1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly gain privileges via unspecified environment variables or command-line arguments.

The weakness was disclosed 10/21/2013 as confirmed advisory (Secunia). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the project team. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4400 since 06/12/2013. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70841 (Fedora 20 : libvirt-1.1.3.1-1.fc20 (2013-20869)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at secunia.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (70841), SecurityFocus (BID 63324†), OSVDB (98940†) and Secunia (SA55210†). The entries VDB-10995, VDB-10996 and VDB-10999 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 70841
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : libvirt-1.1.3.1-1.fc20 (2013-20869)
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OpenVAS ID: 18627
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Linux Local Check: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-04
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Patch: secunia.com

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06/12/2013 🔍
10/21/2013 +130 days 🔍
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10/28/2013 +4 days 🔍
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12/09/2013 +27 days 🔍
06/01/2021 +2731 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4400 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4400
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10997
SecurityFocus: 63324
Secunia: 55210 - libvirt Privilege Escalation and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 98940

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2013 11:46
Updated: 06/01/2021 14:17
Changes: 10/28/2013 11:46 (69), 04/27/2019 09:49 (5), 06/01/2021 14:17 (4)
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