CVE-2012-4423
Description
From CVE.org
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.
Statement
The versions of libvirt as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are not affected.
This issue did affect the versions of the libvirt package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 3.3 | 5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Wenlong Huang (Red Hat Virtualization QE Team).
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