# 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:wr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-11-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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 privileges and execute Qemu binaries via crafted XML. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/60895
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-04.xml
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015259
- http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Maintenance_Releases
- http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57687fd6bf7f6e1b3662c52f3f26c06ab19dc96c
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2026-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55210
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029241

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