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CVE-2013-1962 json

The remoteDispatchStoragePoolListAllVolumes function in the storage pool manager in libvirt 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-1952

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The remoteDispatchStoragePoolListAllVolumes function in the storage pool manager in libvirt 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via a large number of requests "to list all volumes for the particular pool."

Patch / fix

  • libvirt RHEL 6 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5
  • libvirt-client RHEL 6 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5
  • libvirt-python RHEL 6 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5
  • libvirt-lock-sanlock RHEL 6 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0831

  • libvirt openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.5.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10209-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-1962 updated cvss 5.0

libvirt: DoS (max count of open files exhaustion) due sockets leak in the storage pool

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-client 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-python 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-lock-sanlock 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-client 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-python 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-lock-sanlock 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-client 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-python 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-lock-sanlock 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-client 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-python 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5, libvirt-lock-sanlock 0.10.2-18.el6_4.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0831
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libvirt
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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