Improper input validation in Xen
CVE-2012-4544
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xen — versions 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/51071 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/3 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091832.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/51413 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091844.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2636 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79617 (vdb-entry)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092050.html (vendor-advisory)