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CVE-2013-4401 Details

Description

The virConnectDomainXMLToNative API function in libvirt 1.1.0 through 1.1.3 checks for the connect:read permission instead of the connect:write permission, which allows attackers to gain domain:write privileges and execute Qemu binaries via crafted XML. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57687fd6bf7f6e1b3662c52f3f26c06ab19dc96c CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015259 CVEPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/55210 CVEVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
redhat libvirt
1.1.0
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-4401
NVD Published Date:
Nov 2, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2013-4401 Details - Not Deferred