7.2

CVE-2008-5086: libvirt

Modified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5086
Published 19-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5086 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in libvirt. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11008-1RHSA-2009:0382

Timeline

  1. 19-12-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple methods in libvirt 0.3.2 through 0.5.1 do not check if a connection is read-only, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and perform administrative actions.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • libvirt< 0.4.6-10
Libvirt1 product
  • libvirt0.3.2 | 0.3.3 | 0.4.1 | 0.4.2 | 0.4.6 | 0.5.0 | 0.5.1

2 vendors · 2 products

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