#VU42522 Buffer overflow in libvirt - CVE-2013-5651 

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#VU42522 Buffer overflow in libvirt - CVE-2013-5651

Published: October 1, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42522
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5651
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libvirt
Software vendor:
libvirt.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The virBitmapParse function in util/virbitmap.c in libvirt before 1.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted bitmap, as demonstrated by a large nodeset value to numatune.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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