CVE-2009-0036

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
ProductLibvirt
PublishedFeb 11, 2009
First seenFeb 11, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
libvirt libvirt0.5.1—

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