CVE-2010-3851 (GCVE-0-2010-3851)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-11-04 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 03:26
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 996 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2010-10-18 00:00
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            "tags": [
              "Patch"
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      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
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}



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