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CVE-2012-4544 Detail

Description

The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (domain 0 memory consumption) via a crafted (a) kernel or (b) ramdisk.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/31/2012

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.1 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091832.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091844.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092050.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00009.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0241.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2636
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56289
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027699
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79617

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4544
NVD Published Date:
10/31/2012
NVD Last Modified:
08/28/2017