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CVE-2008-5086
Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check...
Vulnerability Description
Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33217
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8765
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33198
- http://osvdb.org/50919
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33292
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32905
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00938.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-694-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2008-December/msg00522.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34397
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
0.3.2, 0.3.3, 0.4.1, 0.4.2, 0.4.6, 0.5.0, 0.5.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 19th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.