CVE-2010-3851

Summary

CVECVE-2010-3851
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-04 18:00:00 UTC
Updated2011-08-27 03:44:00 UTC
Descriptionlibguestfs before 1.5.23, as used in virt-v2v, virt-inspector 1.5.3 and earlier, and possibly other products, when a raw-format disk image is used, allows local guest OS administrators to read files from the host via a crafted (1) qcow2, (2) VMDK, or (3) VDI header, related to lack of support for a disk format specifier.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.0 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.1 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.10 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.11 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.12 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.13 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.14 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.15 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.16 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.17 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.18 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.19 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.2 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.20 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.21 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.3 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.4 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.5 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.6 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.7 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.8 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.9 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.0 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.1 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.10 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.11 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.12 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.13 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.14 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.15 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.16 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.17 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.18 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.19 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.2 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.20 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.21 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.3 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.4 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.5 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.6 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.7 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.8 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs 1.5.9 All All All
Application Libguestfs Libguestfs All All All All
Application Matthew Booth Virt-v2v All All All All
Application Matthew Booth Virt-v2v All All All All
Application Richard Jones Virt-inspector All All All All
Application Richard Jones Virt-inspector All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
libguestfs Disk Format Specifier Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
[Libguestfs] [PATCH 0/8 v2] Complete fix for CVE-2010-3851. MLIST www.redhat.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
New libguestfs stable versions « Richard WM Jones CONFIRM rwmj.wordpress.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
Bug 643958 – CVE-2010-3851 libguestfs: missing disk format specifier when adding a disk MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
libguestfs Qemu Disk Format Specifier Weakness - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: libguestfs-1.5.23-1 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Patch
[Libguestfs] CVE-2010-3851 libguestfs: missing disk format specifier whe MLIST www.redhat.com
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: libguestfs-1.6.0-1.fc13.1 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[Libguestfs] [PATCH 0/2] First part of fix for CVE-2010-3851 MLIST www.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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