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TI-2013-01553 Aliases CVE-2013-1766GHSA-c647-6rh6-6h3v

libvirt 1.0.2 and earlier sets the group owner to kvm for device files, which allows…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

libvirt 1.0.2 and earlier sets the group owner to kvm for device files, which allows local users to write to these files via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00382 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 72

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.0.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.3VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.0.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 62 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.8VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.9VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.8VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.9VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.10VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.12VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.13VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.12 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.13 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:libvirt:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1766
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c647-6rh6-6h3v

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-04328 libvirt before 2.0.0 improperly disables password checking when the password on a VNC… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-07455 Incorrect permission assignment in libvirt CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-03857 The virConnectDomainXMLToNative API function in libvirt 1.1.0 through 1.1.3 checks for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2018-04154 qemu/qemu_monitor.c in libvirt allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-14571 libvirt version 2.3.0 and later is vulnerable to a bad default configuration of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2013-00105 Use-after-free vulnerability in the virNetMessageFree function in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
See all 72 →

Sources

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