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
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References
Date Public
2010-10-18 00:00
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            "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-October/msg00036.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-October/msg00037.html"
          },
          {
            "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
            "tags": [
              "Patch"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2010-October/msg00041.html"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-200"
              }
            ],
            "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
            "type": "Primary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Low",
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T13:01:46+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2010-3851",
      "id": "CVE-2010-3851",
      "initial_release_date": "2010-10-14T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "128",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "libguestfs: missing disk format specifier when adding a disk",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2010/cve-2010-3851.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

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