CVE-2012-3445 (GCVE-0-2012-3445)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-07 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The virTypedParameterArrayClear function in libvirt 0.9.13 does not properly handle virDomain* API calls with typed parameters, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) via an RPC command with nparams set to zero, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or a free of an invalid pointer.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
10 references
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|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50118 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54748 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2012-… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844734 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1202.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50299 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/50372 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-0… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
Date Public
2012-07-30 00:00
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