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CVE-2014-1447 json

Race condition in the virNetServerClientStartKeepAlive function in libvirt before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servic…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-1523

cvss
3.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.3%
EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Race condition in the virNetServerClientStartKeepAlive function in libvirt before 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) by closing a connection before a keepalive response is sent.

Patch / fix

  • libvirt Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1447

  • libvirt RHEL 6 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3
  • libvirt-client RHEL 6 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3
  • libvirt-python RHEL 6 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3
  • libvirt-lock-sanlock RHEL 6 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0103

  • libvirt openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.5.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10209-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-1447 updated cvss 3.3

libvirt: denial of service with keepalive

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libvirt, libvirt-nss, libvirt-libs, libvirt-admin, libvirt-client, libvirt-daemon, +24 more
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-client 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-python 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-lock-sanlock 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-client 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-python 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-lock-sanlock 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-client 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-python 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-lock-sanlock 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-client 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-python 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libvirt 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3, libvirt-lock-sanlock 0.10.2-29.el6_5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0103
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libvirt
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

Sources

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