CVE-2014-7823

Description

The virDomainGetXMLDesc API in Libvirt before 1.2.11 allows remote read-only users to obtain the VNC password by using the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_MIGRATABLE flag, which triggers the use of the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag.

How to fix CVE-2014-7823

To remediate CVE-2014-7823, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/libvirt—upgrade to 1.2.9-4 or later

Is CVE-2014-7823 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 1.2.9-4

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7823