CVE-2017-1000256

libvirt: TLS certificate verification disabled for clients

Published Oct 31, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4003-1 libvirt security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-1517 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3576-1 libvirt vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00425}

epss

{'score': 0.00866}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:00 PM
Reserved
Oct 18, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 31, 2017, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:59 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 16, 2017, 12:00 AM