CVE-2010-3851

N/A Unknown
Published: November 04, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

Description

libguestfs before 1.5.23, as used in virt-v2v, virt-inspector 1.5.3 and earlier, and possibly other products, when a raw-format disk image is used, allows local guest OS administrators to read files from the host via a crafted (1) qcow2, (2) VMDK, or (3) VDI header, related to lack of support for a disk format specifier.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41797
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42235
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44166
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2874
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42235
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0586.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44166
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2874
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2963
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643958
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-October/msg00041.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
30th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

libguestfs matthew_booth richard_jones