CVE-2013-6456 describes a vulnerability in the LXC driver of libvirt versions 1.0.1 through 1.2.1, affecting Fedora and Red Hat products. A local, authenticated attacker can exploit symlink vulnerabilities within a container's /dev directory to delete arbitrary host devices, create arbitrary nodes, or trigger a denial of service (shutdown/reboot) of the host OS. With a CVSS score of 5.8 (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C), this vulnerability requires network access and medium attack complexity for an authenticated user, leading to partial integrity and complete availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C
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