CVE-2013-4297 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 30 Sep 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can crash the libvirt daemon via an uninitialized pointer dereference in the NBD device association function.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2013-4297?

CVE-2013-4297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Libvirt, published on 30 Sep 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The virFileNBDDeviceAssociate function in util/virfile.c in libvirt 1.1.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and crash) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4297?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Libvirt.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4297?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-4297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Libvirt vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4297, GHSA-jmvg-q6wm-56j5.