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libvirt — security advisory
The virDomainGetXMLDesc API in Libvirt before 1.2.11 allows remote read-only users to obtain the VNC password by using the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_MIGRATABLE flag, which triggers the use of the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag.
- Products
- libvirt
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.2.9-4
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-7823
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 21:40 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The virDomainGetXMLDesc API in Libvirt before 1.2.11 allows remote read-only users to obtain the VNC password by using the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_MIGRATABLE flag, which triggers the use of the VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE flag.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7823
libvirt
Fixed versions: 1.2.9-4
libvirt
Fixed versions: 1.2.9-4
libvirt
Fixed versions: 1.2.9-4
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-23T15:47:29.241755790Z",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2014-11-13T21:32:04.547+00:00"
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