01 Record

CVE-2013-4401

The virConnectDomainXMLToNative API function in libvirt 1.1.0 through 1.1.3 checks for the connect:read permission instead of the connect:write permission, which allows attackers to gain domain:write

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

The virConnectDomainXMLToNative API function in libvirt 1.1.0 through 1.1.3 checks for the connect:read permission instead of the connect:write permission, which allows attackers to gain domain:write

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 1.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 76.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2013-11-02 18:00Z12 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 16:45Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2013-06-12

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Data version

5.1

Document digest

00c9f85a776ff15ac7f5c6c9c3e2459f10a3315fd9881ecc893dee41bf5c4a8e

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatlibvirtNot specified—

06 References

secunia.com60895http://secunia.com/advisories/60895third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201412-04http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015259x_refsource_MISC
wiki.libvirt.orghttp://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releasesx_refsource_CONFIRM
libvirt.orghttp://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57687fd6bf7f6e1b3662c52f3f26c06ab19dc96cx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.ubuntu.comUSN-2026-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2026-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
secunia.com55210http://secunia.com/advisories/55210third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.securitytracker.com1029241http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029241vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

libvirt
Fixed in 1.1.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

libvirt
Fixed in 1.1.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

libvirt
Fixed in 1.1.4-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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