CVE-2010-2242 describes an access restriction bypass vulnerability in Red Hat libvirt versions 0.2.0 through 0.8.2. The flaw stems from improperly configured iptables rules that allow guest OS users to circumvent intended security controls by manipulating IP address and source-port values, demonstrated by NFS directory operations. This is a low-severity local vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libvirt:libvirt:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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