Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | libvirt vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-694-1 | First vendor Publication | 2008-12-18 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2008-12-18 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 7.10: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: Ubuntu 8.10: In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that libvirt did not mark certain operations as read-only. A local attacker may be able to perform privileged actions such as migrating virtual machines, adjusting autostart flags, or accessing privileged data in the virtual machine memory and disks. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-694-1 |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17251 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17251 | ||
| Title: | USN-694-1 -- libvirt vulnerability | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that libvirt did not mark certain operations as read-only. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-694-1 CVE-2008-5086 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 8.10 | Product(s): | libvirt |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8765 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8765 | ||
| Title: | Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions. | ||
| Description: | Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-5086 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-10-13 | Name : SLES10: Security update for libvirt File : nvt/sles10_libvirt.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for libvirt vulnerability USN-694-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_694_1.nasl |
| 2009-03-20 | Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:0382 File : nvt/RHSA_2009_0382.nasl |
| 2009-02-18 | Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:004 File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_004.nasl |
| 2009-02-13 | Name : Fedora Update for libvirt FEDORA-2008-11433 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11433_libvirt_fc9.nasl |
| 2009-02-13 | Name : Fedora Update for libvirt FEDORA-2008-11443 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_11443_libvirt_fc10.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 50919 | libvirt Multiple Method Read-only Connection Check Local Access Restriction B... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-0382.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-01-24 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2009-0382.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20090319_libvirt_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-09-24 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_libvirt-5869.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_libvirt-081218.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-21 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_1_libvirt-081218.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-11443.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-694-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-02-06 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_libvirt-5874.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-12-21 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-11433.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 12:05:33 |
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