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MEDIUM
CVE-2013-0170
Libvirt Use-after-free Vulnerability
Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the virNetMessageFree function in rpc/virnetserverclient.c in libvirt 1.0.x before 1.0.2, 0.10.2 before 0.10.2.3, 0.9.11 before 0.9.11.9, and 0.9.6 before 0.9.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering certain errors during an RPC connection, which causes a message to be freed without being removed from the message queue.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 8, 2013, 8:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 4:38 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-0170 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-0170 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 enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
5 Redhat libvirt
1 Suse linux_enterprise_server
2 Suse linux_enterprise_desktop
3 Suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Opensuse opensuse
: Total Affected Vendor : 5 | Products : 11
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-2013-0170.

URL Resource
http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=46532e3e8ed5f5a736a02f67d6c805492f9ca720
http://libvirt.org/news.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098326.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098370.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098398.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00016.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/89644 Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0199.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52001 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52003 Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57578 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028047 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1708-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893450 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81552 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Experimental compiler modifications to protect function pointers against overwrites through memory corruption vulnerabilities

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Born at : Nov. 8, 2013, 4:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-0170 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-0170 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 [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
    Changed Description CVE-2013-0170 libvirt: use-after-free in virNetMessageFree() Use-after-free vulnerability in the virNetMessageFree function in rpc/virnetserverclient.c in libvirt 1.0.x before 1.0.2, 0.10.2 before 0.10.2.3, 0.9.11 before 0.9.11.9, and 0.9.6 before 0.9.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering certain errors during an RPC connection, which causes a message to be freed without being removed from the message queue.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0199 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0170 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Use-after-free vulnerability in the virNetMessageFree function in rpc/virnetserverclient.c in libvirt 1.0.x before 1.0.2, 0.10.2 before 0.10.2.3, 0.9.11 before 0.9.11.9, and 0.9.6 before 0.9.6.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by triggering certain errors during an RPC connection, which causes a message to be freed without being removed from the message queue. CVE-2013-0170 libvirt: use-after-free in virNetMessageFree()
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=46532e3e8ed5f5a736a02f67d6c805492f9ca720 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=46532e3e8ed5f5a736a02f67d6c805492f9ca720 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0170 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0199 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=46532e3e8ed5f5a736a02f67d6c805492f9ca720 No Types Assigned http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=46532e3e8ed5f5a736a02f67d6c805492f9ca720 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://libvirt.org/news.html No Types Assigned http://libvirt.org/news.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098326.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098326.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098370.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098370.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098398.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-February/098398.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00016.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://osvdb.org/89644 No Types Assigned http://osvdb.org/89644 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0199.html Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0199.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/52001 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/52001 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/52003 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/52003 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases No Types Assigned http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57578 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57578 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028047 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028047 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1708-1 Vendor Advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1708-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893450 Patch https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=893450 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81552 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81552 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-399
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11:*:desktop:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.9.6 up to (excluding) 0.9.6.4 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.9.11 up to (excluding) 0.9.11.9 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.10.2 up to (excluding) 0.10.2.3 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (excluding) 1.0.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:-:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/81552 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81552 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11:*:desktop:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11:*:server:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_software_development_kit:11.0:sp2:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11:*:desktop:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11:*:server:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:0.9.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2013

    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-2013-0170 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-2013-0170 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.83 }} 0.00%

score

0.86337

percentile

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