libvirt: missing ACL check for the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag in save images and snapshots objects
Published Jan 29, 2015
3.5
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.80%
Description
libvirt before 1.2.12 allow remote authenticated users to obtain the VNC password by using the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag with a crafted (1) snapshot to the virDomainSnapshotGetXMLDesc interface or (2) image to the virDomainSaveImageGetXMLDesc interface.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- ≤ 1.2.11
- 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
- 1.2.10
Configuration 3
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 15.04
- 15.10
Configuration 4
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt-0:1.2.8-16.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0323
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7
libvirt-0:1.2.8-16.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0323
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libvirt-0:1.2.8-16.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0323
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libvirt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libvirt
Under investigation
Red Hat Storage 2
libvirt
Under investigation
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt-0:1.2.8-16.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0323 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 for RHEL 7 | libvirt-0:1.2.8-16.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0323 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libvirt-0:1.2.8-16.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0323 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libvirt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libvirt | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | libvirt | Under investigation | 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:M/Au:S/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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01802) | 77.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01802) | 75.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.42% (0.00423) | 59.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 58.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 55.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 68.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 67.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 76.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 66.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 41.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0046.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0323.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62766 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.libvirt.org/2015/0001.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:035 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2867-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0236 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184431 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0236
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0236
Change history (0)
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