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CVE-2013-4370 Detail

Description

The ocaml binding for the xc_vcpu_getaffinity function in Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x frees certain memory that may still be intended for use, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a (1) use-after-free or (2) double free.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/17/2013

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.6 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

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

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Hyperlink Resource
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/att-61/xsa69.patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/13

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-4370
NVD Published Date:
10/17/2013
NVD Last Modified:
01/06/2017