Buffer overflow in the proxyReadClientSocket function in proxy/libvirt_proxy.c in libvirt_proxy 0.5.1 might allow local users to gain privileges by sending a portion of the header of a virProxyPacket packet, and then sending the remainder of the packet with crafted values in the header, related to use of uninitialized memory in a validation check.
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| text | N/A | n/a |
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| Hyperlink | Resource |
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| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10127 | vdb-entry signature x_refsource_OVAL |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00728.html | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00726.html | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33724 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2009-January/msg00699.html | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=484947 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://git.et.redhat.com/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2bb0657e28 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/10/8 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34397 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
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