Vulnerability in Xen

CVE-2012-5525

The get_page_from_gfn hypercall function in Xen 4.2 allows local PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted GFN that triggers a buffer over-read.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Xen — versions 4.2.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5525?
CVE-2012-5525 is a vulnerability in Xen. Published 2012-12-13.
Is CVE-2012-5525 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.