CVE-2012-4423
libvirt NULL pointer dereference DoS vulnerability
Description
The virNetServerProgramDispatchCall function in libvirt before 0.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and segmentation fault) via an RPC call with (1) an event as the RPC number or (2) an RPC number whose value is in a "gap" in the RPC dispatch table.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 19, 2012, 12:10 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:42 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7ff9e696063189a715802d081d55a398663c15a Added Reference http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f8fbeb50d52520a109d71c8566fed2ea600650ec Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089976.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090121.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00001.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1359.html Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/14 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55541 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027649 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1708-1 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=857133 Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2012-September/msg00843.html -
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=b7ff9e696063189a715802d081d55a398663c15a [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commitdiff;h=f8fbeb50d52520a109d71c8566fed2ea600650ec [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7ff9e696063189a715802d081d55a398663c15a [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f8fbeb50d52520a109d71c8566fed2ea600650ec [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 19, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-4423 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-2012-4423
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.87 }} -12.10%
score
0.85043
percentile