DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0036

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
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Published: 11 Feb 2009, 20:30
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:10

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

11 Feb 2009, 20:30
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:10
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

Affected Systems

  • debianlibvirt

    < 0.5.1-7 | < 0.5.1-7 | < 0.5.1-7 | < 0.5.1-7

References (1)