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CVE-2012-5513 Details

Description

The XENMEM_exchange handler in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not properly check the memory address, which allows local PV guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors that overwrite memory in the hypervisor reserved range.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00000.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00001.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00018.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00019.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00011.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/51397	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51468	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51486	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51487	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51495	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80482	CVE
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2582	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/11	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/88131	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56797	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00000.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00001.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00018.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00019.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00011.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1540.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/51397	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51468	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51486	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51487	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51495	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80482	[email protected]
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2582	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/11	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/88131	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56797	[email protected]

see all 46 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
xen xen	<= 4.2.0 3.0.2 3.0.3 3.0.4 3.1.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

xen xen

<= 4.2.0

3.0.2

3.0.3

3.0.4

3.1.3

CPE

cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 13, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]