CVE-2012-3445

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3445
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-07 21:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Libvirt 0.9.13 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- libvirt: crash in virTypedParameterArrayClear af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bug 844734 – CVE-2012-3445 libvirt: crash in virTypedParameterArrayClear af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2012:0991-1: moderate: libvirt to fix remote dos af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE Request -- libvirt: crash in virTypedParameterArrayClear af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA50372 - Red Hat update for libvirt - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA50299 - SUSE update for libvirt - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[libvirt] [PATCH] daemon: Fix crash in virTypedParameterArrayClear af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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