CVE-2014-0028 Missing authorization in n/a
Attackers can bypass ACL restrictions to obtain sensitive domain information via event registration APIs in libvirt.
- 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-2014-0028?
CVE-2014-0028 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Redhat Libvirt, published on 24 Jan 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
libvirt 1.1.1 through 1.2.0 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass the domain:getattr and connect:search_domains restrictions in ACLs and obtain sensitive domain object information via a request to the (1) virConnectDomainEventRegister and (2) virConnectDomainEventRegisterAny functions in the event registration API.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0028?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Libvirt.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0028?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2014-0028 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0028 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Libvirt
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0028, GHSA-76m6-h6vf-x33v.