CVE - CVE-2012-5513

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-5513	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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MISC:51397 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51397 MISC:51468 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51468 MISC:51486 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51486 MISC:51487 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51487 MISC:51495 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51495 MISC:55082 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 MISC:56797 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56797 MISC:88131 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/88131~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:DSA-2582 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2582 MISC:GLSA-201309-24 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml MISC:RHSA-2012:1540 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2012:1606 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00000.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2012:1615 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00001.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2014:0446 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html MISC:SUSE-SU-2014:0470 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html MISC:[oss-security] 20121203 Xen Security Advisory 29 (CVE-2012-5513) - XENMEM_exchange may overwrite hypervisor memory URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/11 MISC:http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777 URL:http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777 MISC:openSUSE-SU-2012:1685 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00018.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2012:1687 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00019.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:0133 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00011.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:0636 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:0637 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html MISC:xen-xenmemexchange-priv-esc(80482) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80482
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20121024	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20121024)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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