Red Hat libvirt up to 0.6.1 virBitmapParse memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Red Hat libvirt up to 0.6.1. This issue affects the function virBitmapParse. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-5651. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat libvirt up to 0.6.1 (Virtualization Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function virBitmapParse. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

The virBitmapParse function in util/virbitmap.c in libvirt before 1.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted bitmap, as demonstrated by a large nodeset value to numatune.

The weakness was shared 09/30/2013 as Bug 997367 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5651 since 08/30/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70279 (Fedora 19 : libvirt-1.0.5.6-2.fc19 (2013-17618)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195905 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Libvirt Vulnerabilities (USN-1954-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86801), Tenable (70279), SecurityFocus (BID 62070†), Secunia (SA60895†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42879†). The entries VDB-65189, VDB-65067, VDB-65066 and VDB-65065 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 70279
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : libvirt-1.0.5.6-2.fc19 (2013-17618)
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OpenVAS ID: 866943
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for libvirt FEDORA-2013-17618
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libvirt 0.6.2
Patch: 47b9127e883677a0d60d767030a147450e919a25

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01/14/2014 +106 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +434 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 997367
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CVE: CVE-2013-5651 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5651
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65069

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X-Force: 86801
SecurityFocus: 62070 - libvirt 'virBitmapParse()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 60895
Vulnerability Center: 42879 - Libvirt Before 1.1.2 Remote Denial of Service via a Crafted Bitmap, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/08/2022 03:23
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (70), 05/19/2017 10:54 (6), 01/08/2022 03:16 (4), 01/08/2022 03:23 (1)
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