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Status published
Medium
CVE-2012-5525
The get_page_from_gfn hypercall function in Xen 4.2 allows local PV...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51397
- http://www.osvdb.org/88133
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56805
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80480
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.2.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 13th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.