FKIE_CVE-2010-3851

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-11-04 18:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:23
Severity
Summary
libguestfs before 1.5.23, as used in virt-v2v, virt-inspector 1.5.3 and earlier, and possibly other products, when a raw-format disk image is used, allows local guest OS administrators to read files from the host via a crafted (1) qcow2, (2) VMDK, or (3) VDI header, related to lack of support for a disk format specifier.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050237.htmlPatch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050742.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rwmj.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/new-libguestfs-stable-versions/
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/41797Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42235
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0586.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44166
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2874Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2963
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643958
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-October/msg00036.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-October/msg00037.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-October/msg00041.htmlPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050237.htmlPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050742.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rwmj.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/new-libguestfs-stable-versions/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/41797Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/42235
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0586.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44166
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2874Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2963
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643958
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-October/msg00036.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-October/msg00037.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-October/msg00041.htmlPatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
libguestfs libguestfs *
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.0
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.1
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.2
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.3
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.4
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.5
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.6
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.7
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.8
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.9
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.10
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.11
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.12
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.13
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.14
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.15
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.16
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.17
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.18
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.19
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.20
libguestfs libguestfs 1.5.21
matthew_booth virt-v2v *
richard_jones virt-inspector *
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