CVE-2011-4600

Published: Apr 14, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

5.9

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The networkReloadIptablesRules function in network/bridge_driver.c in libvirt before 0.9.9 does not properly handle firewall rules on bridge networks when libvirtd is restarted, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a (1) DNS or (2) DHCP query.

Affected (5)

Products: Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Redhat: Libvirt

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 15.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 15.10

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Libvirt	Version 0.9.8

Related CWEs

Improper Access Control

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

References (8)

http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ae1232b298323dd7bef909426e2ebafa6bca9157

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://libvirt.org/news-2012.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2867-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=760442

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ae1232b298323dd7bef909426e2ebafa6bca9157

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://libvirt.org/news-2012.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2867-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=760442

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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