libguestfs: DoS (abort) due to a double free flaw when inspecting certain guest files / images
Published May 27, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.60%
Description
Double free vulnerability in inspect-fs.c in LibguestFS 1.20.x before 1.20.7, 1.21.x, 1.22.0, and 1.23.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via empty guest files.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.20.0
- 1.20.1
- 1.20.2
- 1.20.3
- 1.20.4
- 1.20.5
- 1.20.6
- 1.21.1
- 1.21.2
- 1.21.3
- 1.21.4
- 1.21.5
- 1.21.6
- 1.21.7
- 1.21.8
- 1.21.9
- 1.21.10
- 1.21.11
- 1.21.12
- 1.21.13
- 1.21.14
- 1.21.15
- 1.21.16
- 1.21.17
- 1.21.18
- 1.21.19
- 1.21.20
- 1.21.21
- 1.21.22
- 1.21.23
- 1.21.24
- 1.21.25
- 1.21.26
- 1.21.27
- 1.21.28
- 1.21.29
- 1.21.30
- 1.21.31
- 1.21.32
- 1.21.33
- 1.21.34
- 1.21.35
- 1.21.36
- 1.21.37
- 1.21.38
- 1.21.39
- 1.21.40
- 1.22.0
- 1.23.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libguestfs
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libguestfs | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the version of libguestfs as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as it did not include the upstream commit 5a3da366268825b26b470cde35658b67c1d11cd4 that introduced this issue.
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:M/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02602) | 84.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.60% (0.02602) | 83.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.10% (0.01099) | 76.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.18% (0.03176) | 91.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 7, 2024 | 3.18% (0.03176) | 90.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 3.21% (0.03206) | 90.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.47% (0.03473) | 90.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://osvdb.org/93724 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/431 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60205 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2124 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968306 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85145 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/libguestfs/libguestfs/commit/fa6a76050d82894365dfe32916903ef7fee3ffcd x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2124
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2124
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-May/msg00079.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-May/msg00080.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/93724 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/431 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60205 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2124 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=968306 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85145 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://github.com/libguestfs/libguestfs/commit/fa6a76050d82894365dfe32916903ef7fee3ffcd | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2124 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2124 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-May/msg00079.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2013-May/msg00080.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch |
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