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CVE-2017-1000256
libvirt version 2.3.0 and later is vulnerable to a bad default configuration of "verify-peer=no" passed to QEMU by libvirt resulting in a…
High8.1EPSS 1.7%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
libvirt version 2.3.0 and later is vulnerable to a bad default configuration of "verify-peer=no" passed to QEMU by libvirt resulting in a failure to validate SSL/TLS certificates by default.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- [libvirt-announce] 20171016 LSN-2017-0002 - TLS certificate verification disabled for clients (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1556251.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-4003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000256 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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