Is CVE-2013-6457 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2013-6457 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2013-6457?

CVE-2013-6457 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2013-6457?

CVE-2013-6457 has an EPSS score of 0.66% (47th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6457?

Upgrade libvirt on debian 11 to 1.2.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-6457

MEDIUM

5.2

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The libxlDomainGetNumaParameters function in the libxl driver (libxl/libxl_driver.c) in libvirt before 1.2.1 does not properly initialize the nodemap, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid free operation and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an inactive domain to the virsh numatune command.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

libvirtDebian

Fixed in:1.2.1-1CVE-2013-6457

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.66%probability of exploitation in 30 days

47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Other references7

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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