CVE-2010-2238 describes a vulnerability in Red Hat libvirt, specifically versions 0.7.2 through 0.8.2, where it improperly handles disk-image backing stores. This flaw could allow a guest operating system user to read arbitrary files on the host system, with potential for other unspecified impacts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium severity, requiring local access and medium attack complexity for a complete confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
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