CVE-2013-6436 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libvirt versions 1.0.5 through 1.2.0, specifically within the lxcDomainGetMemoryParameters method. This flaw allows local users to crash the libvirtd service by issuing a "virsh memtune" command to an LXC guest in a shutdown state, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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