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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xen — versions 4.2.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/6 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/55082 (third-party-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/51397 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/88133 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56805 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80480 (vdb-entry)
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.