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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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  2.1 LOW
Vector:  (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

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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/091832.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091844.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.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/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00009.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/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.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/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
http://osvdb.org/86619
http://osvdb.org/86619
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0241.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0241.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51071 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51071 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/51324
http://secunia.com/advisories/51324
http://secunia.com/advisories/51352
http://secunia.com/advisories/51352
http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2636
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2636
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56289
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56289
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027699
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027699
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79617
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79617

Weakness Enumeration

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

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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4.2.0

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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:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.