CVE-2009-0036
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...
- Published
- Feb 11, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Apr 27, 2009
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 66.6%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
Jon Oberheide · linux · Apr 27, 2009
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