CVE-2012-4544

The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local…

published October 31, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (domain 0 memory consumption) via a crafted (a) kernel or (b) ramdisk.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00420 · 34.9th percentile
Published
2012-10-31T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 OCT 16:00Z
    The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local…
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