CVE-2012-5513

kernel: xen: XENMEM_exchange may overwrite hypervisor memory

Severity Score

6.9

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El manejador XENMEM_exchange en Xen v4.2 y anteriores no comprueba correctamente la dirección de memoria, lo que permite causar una denegación de servicio (caída del S.O.) a administrador de sistemas operativos invitados PV o posiblemente obtener privilegios a través de vectores no especificados que sobrescriben memoria en rangos del hipervisor reservados.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-10-24 CVE Reserved
2012-12-04 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (25)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082	Third Party Advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/11	Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/88131	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56797	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80482	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00000.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00001.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00018.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00019.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00011.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html	2023-02-13
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html	2023-02-13
http://secunia.com/advisories/51397	2023-02-13
http://secunia.com/advisories/51468	2023-02-13
http://secunia.com/advisories/51486	2023-02-13
http://secunia.com/advisories/51487	2023-02-13
http://secunia.com/advisories/51495	2023-02-13
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml	2023-02-13
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2582	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5513	2012-12-04
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=877391	2012-12-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				<= 4.2.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version " <= 4.2.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.0.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.0.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.0.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.0.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.0.4 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.0.4"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.1.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.1.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.1.4 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.1.4"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.3.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.3.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.3.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.3.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.3.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.3.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.4.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.4.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.4.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.4.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.4.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.4.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.4.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.4.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.4.4 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.4.4"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.0.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.0.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.0.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.0.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.0.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.0.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.0.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.0.4 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.0.4"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.1.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.1.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.1.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.1.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.1.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.1.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.1.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.1.3"		-		Affected