6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2011-1146
Libvirt API Denial of Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

libvirt.c in the API in Red Hat libvirt 0.8.8 does not properly restrict operations in a read-only connection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) virNodeDeviceDettach, (2) virNodeDeviceReset, (3) virDomainRevertToSnapshot, (4) virDomainSnapshotDelete, (5) virNodeDeviceReAttach, or (6) virConnectDomainXMLToNative call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5086.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2011, 5:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:25 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-1146 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat libvirt
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-1146.

URL Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=617773 Patch
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=71753cb7f7a16ff800381c0b5ee4e99eea92fed3
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056209.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00022.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/09/3 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/5 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43670 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43780
http://secunia.com/advisories/43897
http://secunia.com/advisories/43917
http://secunia.com/advisories/44069
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2194
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0391.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46820
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025262
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1094-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0694
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0700
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0794
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0805
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678406
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=683650 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66012
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=617773 Patch
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=71753cb7f7a16ff800381c0b5ee4e99eea92fed3
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056209.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00022.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/09/3 Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/5 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43670 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43780
http://secunia.com/advisories/43897
http://secunia.com/advisories/43917
http://secunia.com/advisories/44069
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2194
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0391.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46820
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025262
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1094-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0694
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0700
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0794
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0805
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678406
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=683650 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66012

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-1146 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-1146 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=617773
    Added Reference http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=71753cb7f7a16ff800381c0b5ee4e99eea92fed3
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/056209.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00022.html
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/09/3
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/10/5
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43670
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43780
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43897
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43917
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/44069
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2194
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0391.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46820
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025262
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1094-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0694
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0700
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0794
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0805
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678406
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=683650
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66012
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=71753cb7f7a16ff800381c0b5ee4e99eea92fed3 [Patch]
    Added Reference http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=71753cb7f7a16ff800381c0b5ee4e99eea92fed3 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/66012 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66012 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-1146 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-1146 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.28 }} 0.30%

score

0.77766

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability