CVE - CVE-2013-4370

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-4370	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The ocaml binding for the xc_vcpu_getaffinity function in Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x frees certain memory that may still be intended for use, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a (1) use-after-free or (2) double free.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20131010 Xen Security Advisory 69 (CVE-2013-4370) - misplaced free in ocaml xc_vcpu_getaffinity stub URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/13 MISC:http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/att-61/xsa69.patch GENTOO:GLSA-201407-03 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20130612	Disclaimer: The entry 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 (20130612)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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