libvirt: virt-login-shell arbitrary file overwrites vulnerability
Published Dec 9, 2013
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
virt-login-shell in libvirt 1.1.2 through 1.1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly gain privileges via unspecified environment variables or command-line arguments.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of libvirt package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 3, 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 26.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 26.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 13.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3e2f27e13b94f7302ad948bcacb5e02c859a25fc x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c3586ea755c40d5e01b22cb7b5c1e668cdec994 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7fcc799ad5d8f3e55b89b94e599903e3c092467 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/121370.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4400 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015228 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4400
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4400
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3e2f27e13b94f7302ad948bcacb5e02c859a25fc | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c3586ea755c40d5e01b22cb7b5c1e668cdec994 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7fcc799ad5d8f3e55b89b94e599903e3c092467 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/121370.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4400 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015228 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4400 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4400 |
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