libvirt: event registration bypasses domain:getattr ACL
Published Jan 24, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.62%
Description
libvirt 1.1.1 through 1.2.0 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the domain:getattr and connect:search_domains restrictions in ACLs and obtain sensitive domain object information via a request to the (1) virConnectDomainEventRegister and (2) virConnectDomainEventRegisterAny functions in the event registration API.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libvirt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt
Will not fix
Red Hat Storage 2
libvirt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the libvirt packages 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:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 47.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 44.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 33.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 70.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 69.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 21, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 65.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 61.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://libvirt.org/news.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00060.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2093-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0028 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048637 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0028
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0028
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2014-January/msg00684.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://libvirt.org/news.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00060.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2093-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0028 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048637 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0028 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0028 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2014-January/msg00684.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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