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CVE-2015-0236

Published: Jan 29, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
NVD MITRE
3.5CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 24.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

libvirt before 1.2.12 allow remote authenticated users to obtain the VNC password by using the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag with a crafted (1) snapshot to the virDomainSnapshotGetXMLDesc interface or (2) image to the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc interface.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:SC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

mageiamageia
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
libvirtredhat
On-premLibrary
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux desktopredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux hpc noderedhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mageiaoss-projectOperating Systemsaka mageia linux
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
and 3 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Collection
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References

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0046.html
advisories.mageia.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00028.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0323.html
rhn.redhat.com
and 5 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 29, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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