7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-10161
KVM libvirtd File Path Traversal Vulnerability
Description

It was discovered that libvirtd before versions 4.10.1 and 5.4.1 would permit read-only clients to use the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc() API, specifying an arbitrary path which would be accessed with the permissions of the libvirtd process. An attacker with access to the libvirtd socket could use this to probe the existence of arbitrary files, cause denial of service or cause libvirtd to execute arbitrary programs.

INFO

Published Date :

July 30, 2019, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:02 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-10161 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
2 Redhat virtualization
3 Redhat virtualization_host
4 Redhat libvirt
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 5
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-2019-10161.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/libvirt-privesc-vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10161 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aed6a032cead4386472afb24b16196579e239580
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-18 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4047-2/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-10161 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-10161 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]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aed6a032cead4386472afb24b16196579e239580 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=aed6a032cead4386472afb24b16196579e239580
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10161 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10161 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=aed6a032cead4386472afb24b16196579e239580 Vendor Advisory https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=aed6a032cead4386472afb24b16196579e239580 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirtd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.10.1 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirtd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.4.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.10.1 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.4.1
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-18 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-18 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4047-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4047-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-284
    Added CWE NIST CWE-862
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-18 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4047-2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/libvirt-privesc-vulnerabilities No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/libvirt-privesc-vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10161 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10161 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=aed6a032cead4386472afb24b16196579e239580 No Types Assigned https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=aed6a032cead4386472afb24b16196579e239580 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirtd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.10.1 *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirtd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.4.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2019-10161 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-2019-10161 weaknesses.

CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-126: Path Traversal Path Traversal CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof Intent Spoof CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure WebView Exposure CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-550: Install New Service Install New Service CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit Install Rootkit CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers Replace File Extension Handlers CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable Replace Trusted Executable CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File Modify Shared File CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon Run Software at Logon CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software Disable Security Software CAPEC-665: Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws
Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} 0.03%

score

0.32533

percentile

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