CVE-2011-2178 is a vulnerability in libvirt versions 0.8.8 through 0.9.1, specifically in the virSecurityManagerGetPrivateData function, affecting Red Hat libvirt products. This flaw, a regression of CVE-2010-2238, incorrectly processes security manager private data, potentially allowing guest OS users to read arbitrary files on the host OS. With a CVSS score of 4.4 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N), it requires local access and medium attack complexity for a high 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
0.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.