Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 19, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4423
CVE-2012-4423
Description
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.
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Affected products
72cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 70 more
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.10.1
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- libvirt.org/git/nvd
- libvirt.org/git/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/089976.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-October/090121.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00001.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1359.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/14nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/55541nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1708-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2012-September/msg00843.htmlnvd
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