CVE-2010-2242 Security feature bypass in n/a
Guest OS users can bypass iptables restrictions by manipulating source ports, allowing unauthorized access to network resources like NFS shares.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2242?
CVE-2010-2242 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Aug 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Red Hat libvirt 0.2.0 through 0.8.2 creates iptables rules with improper mappings of privileged source ports, which allows guest OS users to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging IP address and source-port values, as demonstrated by copying and deleting an NFS directory tree.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2242?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libvirt Libvirt.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2242?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-2242 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2242 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2242, GHSA-j4r2-c3hx-6f4x.