CVE-2012-5513

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2012-5513
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2012-12-13T11:53:48
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T00:26:42
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.2.0
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 6.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/51468 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2582
http://secunia.com/advisories/51495 Vendor Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777
http://www.osvdb.org/88131
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51397 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51486 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51487 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56797
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00019.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80482
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5513
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5513
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:47:55 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-02 17:03:55 2023-02-02T16:15:16 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-02 17:03:55 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. CVE-2012-5513 kernel: xen: XENMEM_exchange may overwrite hypervisor memory Description updated
2023-02-13 01:04:09 2023-02-13T00:26:42 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 01:04:09 CVE-2012-5513 kernel: xen: XENMEM_exchange may overwrite hypervisor memory 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. Description updated