CVE-2010-3851
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-3851 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-11-04 18:00:02 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | libguestfs 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
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Richard Jones | Virt-inspector | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| libguestfs Disk Format Specifier Information Disclosure Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Bug 643958 – CVE-2010-3851 libguestfs: missing disk format specifier when adding a disk | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| New libguestfs stable versions « Richard WM Jones | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rwmj.wordpress.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: libguestfs-1.6.0-1.fc13.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| libguestfs Qemu Disk Format Specifier Weakness - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| [Libguestfs] [PATCH 0/8 v2] Complete fix for CVE-2010-3851. | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Patch |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: libguestfs-1.5.23-1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | Patch |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [Libguestfs] CVE-2010-3851 libguestfs: missing disk format specifier whe | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| [Libguestfs] [PATCH 0/2] First part of fix for CVE-2010-3851 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.