Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2009-0036 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Libvirt
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 49.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedFeb 11
Latest updateMay 2
Description
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.
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 6.4
Affected Packages2 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-wm6m-gxgr-pvq6: Buffer overflow in the proxyReadClientSocket function in proxy/libvirt_proxy↗2022-05-02
CVEList▶
CVE-2009-0036: Buffer overflow in the proxyReadClientSocket function in proxy/libvirt_proxy↗2009-02-11
OSV▶
CVE-2009-0036: Buffer overflow in the proxyReadClientSocket function in proxy/libvirt_proxy↗2009-02-11