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CVE-2012-6333


Multiple HVM control operations in Xen 3.4 through 4.2 allow local HVM guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (physical CPU consumption) via a large input.


Published

2012-12-13T11:53:49.383

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System xen xen 3.4.0 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.4.1 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.4.2 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.4.3 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.4.4 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.0.0 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.0.1 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.0.2 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.0.3 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.0.4 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.1.0 Yes
Operating System xen xen 4.2.0 Yes

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