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CVE-2012-6034 Detail

Description

The (1) tmemc_save_get_next_page and (2) tmemc_save_get_next_inv functions and the (3) TMEMC_SAVE_GET_POOL_UUID sub-operation in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 "do not check incoming guest output buffer pointers," which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue was originally published as part of CVE-2012-3497, which was too general; CVE-2012-3497 has been SPLIT into this ID and others.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00006.html
http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00006.html
http://osvdb.org/85199
http://osvdb.org/85199
http://secunia.com/advisories/50472 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/50472 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-15_multiple_TMEM_hypercall_vulnerabilities
http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-15_multiple_TMEM_hypercall_vulnerabilities
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55410
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55410
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027482
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027482
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78268
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78268
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-6034
NVD Published Date:
11/23/2012
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE