CVE-2014-7823

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    CVE-2014-7823

    Published: 13 Nov 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The virDomainGetXMLDesc API in Libvirt before 1.2.11 allows remote read-only users to obtain the VNC password by using the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_MIGRATABLE flag, which triggers the use of the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/60010, http://secunia.com/advisories/60895, http://secunia.com/advisories/62058, http://secunia.com/advisories/62303, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml, http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0007.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2404-1, http://security.libvirt.org/2014/0007.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00083.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