libvirt: dumpxml: information leak with migratable flag
Published Nov 13, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.91%
Description
The virDomainGetXMLDesc API in Libvirt before 1.2.11 allows remote read-only users to obtain the VNC password by using the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_MIGRATABLE flag, which triggers the use of the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.2.10
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt-0:0.10.2-46.el6_6.2
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1873
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt-0:1.1.1-29.el7_0.4
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0008
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libvirt
Not affected
Red Hat Storage 2
libvirt
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt-0:0.10.2-46.el6_6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1873 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt-0:1.1.1-29.el7_0.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0008 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | libvirt | Under investigation | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the versions of libvirt packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue does affect the versions of libvirt packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Future updates may address this issue in the respective Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases.
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:P/I:N/A:N
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.91% (0.01905) | 78.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.91% (0.01905) | 76.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00537) | 65.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 78.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 78.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 77.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 74.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00083.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60010 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62058 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62303 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0007.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2404-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7823 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160817 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7823
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7823
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00083.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60010 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/60895 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62058 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62303 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0007.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2404-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7823 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160817 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7823 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7823 |
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