libvirt up to 0.5.1 Access Restriction memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in libvirt up to 0.5.1 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5086. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libvirt up to 0.5.1 (Virtualization Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

The bug was discovered 12/17/2008. The weakness was disclosed 12/18/2008 with Ubuntu (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5086 since 11/14/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67832 (Oracle Linux 5 : libvirt (ELSA-2009-0382)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155961 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for libvirt (ELSA-2009-0382)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47464), Tenable (67832), SecurityFocus (BID 32905†), OSVDB (50919†) and Secunia (SA33198†). The entry VDB-46485 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 67832
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : libvirt (ELSA-2009-0382)
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OpenVAS ID: 860711
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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11/14/2008 🔍
12/17/2008 +33 days 🔍
12/18/2008 +1 days 🔍
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12/19/2008 +0 days 🔍
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12/29/2008 +10 days 🔍
03/19/2009 +80 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +1576 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +613 days 🔍
08/23/2019 +1620 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Ubuntu
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5086 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5086
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45602

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X-Force: 47464
SecurityFocus: 32905 - libvirt Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 33198
OSVDB: 50919 - libvirt Multiple Method Read-only Connection Check Local Access Restriction Bypass
Vulnerability Center: 20346 - Libvirt 0.3.2 - 0.5.1 Vulnerability Allows Local Attackers to Bypass Security Restrictions, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/23/2019 06:06
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 08/23/2019 06:06 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:7BF:103

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