CVE-2017-2635

A NULL pointer deference flaw was found in the way libvirt from 2.5.0 to 3.0.0 handled empty drives. A remote authenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash libvirtd daemon resulting in denial of service.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2635	Issue Tracking
https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c3de387380f6057ee0e46cd9f2f0a092e8070875

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	{'url': 'https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=c3de387380f6057ee0e46cd9f2f0a092e8070875', 'name': 'https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git;a=commit;h=c3de387380f6057ee0e46cd9f2f0a092e8070875', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}	() https://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c3de387380f6057ee0e46cd9f2f0a092e8070875 -

Information

Published : 2018-08-22 21:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44

NVD link : CVE-2017-2635

Mitre link : CVE-2017-2635

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-2635

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

libvirt

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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