Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 11, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2009-0036
CVE-2009-0036
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00699.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00726.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00728.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/10/8nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34397nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33724nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10127nvd
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