CVE-2013-4296
CVE-2013-4296 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Libvirt with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (84th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Redhat Libvirt
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
The remoteDispatchDomainMemoryStats function in daemon/remote.c in libvirt 0.9.1 through 0.10.1.x, 0.10.2.x before 0.10.2.8, 1.0.x before 1.0.5.6, and 1.1.x before 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted RPC call.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4296?
- The remoteDispatchDomainMemoryStats function in daemon/remote.c in libvirt 0.9.1 through 0.10.1.x, 0.10.2.x before 0.10.2.8, 1.0.x before 1.0.5.6, and 1.1.x before 1.1.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted RPC call.
- How severe is CVE-2013-4296?
- CVE-2013-4296 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2013-4296 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (84th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2013-4296?
- CVE-2013-4296 primarily affects Redhat Libvirt. In total, 35 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2013-4296?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2013-4296 published?
- CVE-2013-4296 was published on 2013-09-30 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e7f400a110e2e3673b96518170bfea0855dd82c0
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00024.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1272.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60895
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
- http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2764
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1954-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006173
Affected products (35)
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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