CVE-2012-5525 (GCVE-0-2012-5525)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-13 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The get_page_from_gfn hypercall function in Xen 4.2 allows local PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted GFN that triggers a buffer over-read.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51397 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.osvdb.org/88133 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56805 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Date Public
2012-12-03 00:00
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