CVE-2008-1952
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-06-23 19:00
Modified
2024-08-07 08:40
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
The backend for XenSource Xen Para Virtualized Frame Buffer (PVFB) in Xen ioemu does not properly restrict the frame buffer size, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by mapping an arbitrary amount of guest memory.
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