CVE-2012-3445

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    CVE-2012-3445

    Published: 7 Aug 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The virTypedParameterArrayClear function in libvirt 0.9.13 does not properly handle virDomain* API calls with typed parameters, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) via an RPC command with nparams set to zero, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or a free of an invalid pointer.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1202.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/50118, http://secunia.com/advisories/50299, http://secunia.com/advisories/50372, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=844734, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00023.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/31/7, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54748, https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2012-July/msg01650.html

    Affected packages

    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