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CVE-2012-3445

The virTypedParameterArrayClear function in libvirt 0.9.13 does not properly handle virDomain*...

3.5 LowFix available

CVE-2012-3445 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Redhat Libvirt, published August 7, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.16%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in libvirt 0.9.12-4.

What does this mean?
Severity
3.5 LowCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.16%EPSS, 82nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
0.9.12-4libvirt +27 more

Description

The virTypedParameterArrayClear function in libvirt 0.9.13 does not properly handle virDomain* API calls with typed parameters, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) via an RPC command with nparams set to zero, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or a free of an invalid pointer.

Exploit likelihood

2.16%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libvirt
Debian:12
before 0.9.12-4
0.9.12-4
libvirt
Debian:13
before 0.9.12-4
0.9.12-4
libvirt
Debian:14
before 0.9.12-4
0.9.12-4
libvirt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-lock-sanlock
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libvirt-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-lock-sanlock
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-lock-sanlock
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-client
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt-lock-sanlock
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
0:0.9.10-21.el6_3.4
libvirt
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 32 CVEs
before 2.5.0-1.1
2.5.0-1.1

What each source reports

NVD Score used3.5

The virTypedParameterArrayClear function in libvirt 0.9.13 does not properly handle virDomain* API calls with typed parameters, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) via an RPC command with nparams set to zero, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or a free of an invalid pointer.

Record
CVE-2012-3445
CVSS 2.0
3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The virTypedParameterArrayClear function in libvirt 0.9.13 does not properly handle virDomain* API calls with typed parameters, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) via an RPC command with nparams set to zero, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or a free of an invalid pointer.

Record
CVE-2012-3445
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3409No score

The virTypedParameterArrayClear function in libvirt 0.9.13 does not properly handle virDomain* API calls with typed parameters, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) via an RPC command with nparams set to zero, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or a free of an invalid pointer.

Record
EUVD-2012-3409
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-65xv-xg43-h8gjNo score

The virTypedParameterArrayClear function in libvirt 0.9.13 does not properly handle virDomain*...

The virTypedParameterArrayClear function in libvirt 0.9.13 does not properly handle virDomain* API calls with typed parameters, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) via an RPC command with nparams set to zero, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or a free of an invalid pointer.

Record
GHSA-65xv-xg43-h8gj
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

The virTypedParameterArrayClear function in libvirt 0.9.13 does not properly handle virDomain* API calls with typed parameters, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) via an RPC command with nparams set to zero, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or a free of an invalid pointer.

Record
CVE-2012-3445
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3445No score

The virTypedParameterArrayClear function in libvirt 0.9.13 does not properly handle virDomain* API calls with typed parameters, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (libvirtd crash) via an RPC command with nparams set to zero, which triggers an out-of-bounds read or a free of an invalid pointer.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3445
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10209-1No score

libvirt-2.5.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libvirt-2.5.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10209-1
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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