{"cve":"CVE-2013-6456","nvd":{"published":"2014-04-15T23:55:08.547","modified":"2026-06-17T00:00:31.717","status":"Modified","description":"The LXC driver (lxc/lxc_driver.c) in libvirt 1.0.1 through 1.2.1 allows local users to (1) delete arbitrary host devices via the virDomainDeviceDettach API and a symlink attack on /dev in the container; (2) create arbitrary nodes (mknod) via the virDomainDeviceAttach API and a symlink attack on /dev in the container; and cause a denial of service (shutdown or reboot host OS) via the (3) virDomainShutdown or (4) virDomainReboot API and a symlink attack on /dev/initctl in the container, related to \"paths under /proc/$PID/root\" and the virInitctlSetRunLevel function.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://libvirt.org/git/?p=libvirt.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5fc590ad9f4","http://libvirt.org/news.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/129199.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00004.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/56187"],"products":["fedoraproject:fedora","redhat:libvirt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:32:06.812358378+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2013-6456","score":0.00577,"percentile":0.47586,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}