libvirt: DoS (max count of open files exhaustion) due sockets leak in the storage pool
Published May 29, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.51%
Description
The remoteDispatchStoragePoolListAllVolumes function in the storage pool manager in libvirt 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via a large number of requests "to list all volumes for the particular pool."
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt-0:0.10.2-18.el6_4.5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0831
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libvirt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt-0:0.10.2-18.el6_4.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0831 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.51% (0.03513) | 88.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.51% (0.03513) | 87.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 86.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.22% (0.05217) | 82.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 87.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.73% (0.11735) | 95.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.43% (0.10434) | 94.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ca697e90d5bd6a6dfb94bfb6d4438bdf9a44b739 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106906.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106921.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00022.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/93451 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0831.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53440 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53475 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/16/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59937 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028577 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1895-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1962 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=953107 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84341 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1962
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1962
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-May/msg01222.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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