CVE-2012-5513

Xen < 4.2.0 - Denial of Service via XENMEM_exchange Handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The XENMEM_exchange handler in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not properly check the memory address, which allows local PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors that overwrite memory in the hypervisor reserved range.

References (23)

Core 23
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/11
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2582
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51397
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51486
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51487
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56797
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51468
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80482
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/88131
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51495

Scores

EPSS 0.0014
EPSS Percentile 33.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (27)
xen/xen 3.0.2
xen/xen 3.0.3
xen/xen 3.0.4
xen/xen 3.1.3
xen/xen 3.1.4
xen/xen 3.2.0
xen/xen 3.2.1
xen/xen 3.2.2
xen/xen 3.2.3
xen/xen 3.3.0
... and 17 more
Published Dec 13, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026