CVE-2012-5513

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…

published December 13, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00406 · 33.5th percentile
Published
2012-12-13T11:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 DEC 11:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5