CVE-2008-5086
N/A
Published: December 19, 2008 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibvirt
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (13)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33217Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00938.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0382.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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