CVE-2013-4400 json
virt-login-shell in libvirt 1.1.2 through 1.1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly gain privileges via unspecifie…
published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4279
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
virt-login-shell in libvirt 1.1.2 through 1.1.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly gain privileges via unspecified environment variables or command-line arguments.
Patch / fix
- libvirt Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.4-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4400
- libvirt openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.5.0-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10209-1
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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4400 updated cvss 7.2
libvirt: virt-login-shell arbitrary file overwrites vulnerability
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libvirt, libvirt-client, libvirt-python, libvirt-lock-sanlock Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libvirt, libvirt-nss, libvirt-libs, libvirt-admin, libvirt-client, libvirt-daemon, +24 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1015228
patch
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/121370.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/60895
third-party-advisory
- libvirt.org /git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3e2f27e13b94f7302ad948bcacb5e02c859a25fc
- libvirt.org /git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7fcc799ad5d8f3e55b89b94e599903e3c092467
- wiki.libvirt.org /page/Maintenance_Releases
- libvirt.org /git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8c3586ea755c40d5e01b22cb7b5c1e668cdec994
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-4400
- NVD CVE-2013-4400
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