CVE-2009-0036

N/A Unknown
Published: February 11, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.et.redhat.com/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2bb0657e28
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/10/8
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34397
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33724
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484947
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10127
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00699.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00726.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00728.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://git.et.redhat.com/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2bb0657e28
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/10/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34397
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33724
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484947
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10127
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00699.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00726.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00728.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
50th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

libvirt

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