SB2013100102 - Buffer overflow in libvirt

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SB2013100102 - Buffer overflow in libvirt

Published: October 1, 2013 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2013100102
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4296)

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform service disruption.

The remoteDispatchDomainMemoryStats function in daemon/remote.c in libvirt 0.9.1 through 0.10.1.x, 0.10.2.x before 0.10.2.8, 1.0.x before 1.0.5.6, and 1.1.x before 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted RPC call.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References