CVE-2016-10746 describes a vulnerability in libvirt versions prior to 1.3.1, specifically within libvirt-domain.c, where guest agents could invoke the virDomainGetTime API using a read-only (RO) connection, bypassing the intended requirement for a read-write (RW) connection. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact, though confidentiality and availability are not affected. Affected products include various distributions of Debian and Red Hat using libvirt. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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