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    CVE-2008-5086

    Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

    Published:Dec 17, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 19, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00047
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Libvirt
    Product
    Libvirt
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Virtualization

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
    http://osvdb.org/50919
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33198
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33217
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33292
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34397
    http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00938.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32905
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-694-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476560
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8765
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2008-December/msg00522.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
    http://osvdb.org/50919
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33198
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33217
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33292
    http://secunia.com/advisories/34397
    http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00938.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32905
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-694-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476560
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8765
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2008-December/msg00522.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High