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CVE-2009-0036

Buffer overflow in the proxyReadClientSocket function in proxy/libvirt_proxy.c in libvirt_proxy 0.5.1 might allow local

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.00267
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
libvirtall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

4
locallibvirt_proxy 0.5.1 - Local Privilege Escalationverified
pocwww.redhat.com · msg00699.htmlwww.redhat.com
pocwww.redhat.com · msg00726.htmlwww.redhat.com
pocwww.redhat.com · msg00728.htmlwww.redhat.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD11 Feb 2009 · 08:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHSA-2009:0382Moderate
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.et.redhat.com/?p=libvirt.git
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/10/8
http://secunia.com/advisories/34397
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33724
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484947Vendor Advisory
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