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CVE-2009-0036

Published: Feb 11, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
4.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 36.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer overflow in the proxyReadClientSocket function in proxy/libvirt_proxy.c in libvirt_proxy 0.5.1 might allow local users to gain privileges by sending a portion of the header of a virProxyPacket packet, and then sending the remainder of the packet with crafted values in the header, related to use of uninitialized memory in a validation check.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

libvirtlibvirt
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
n/an/a
libvirtoss-projectCloud & SaaS

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://git.et.redhat.com/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2bb0657e28
git.et.redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/10/8
openwall.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34397
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Feb 11, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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