CVE-2015-0236 Information disclosure in n/a
Authenticated users can obtain VNC passwords via crafted snapshot or image XML requests in libvirt, exposing sensitive credentials.
- 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-2015-0236?
CVE-2015-0236 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 29 Jan 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0236?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mageia Mageia, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0236?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-0236 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0236 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0236, GHSA-rj3c-3mq3-fpc6, MGASA-2015-0046, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0236.