Unscored severity · published Oct 31, 2012
CVE-2012-4544
The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local guest administrators to…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (domain 0 memory consumption) via a crafted (a) kernel or (b) ramdisk.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XE
Xen · Xen
through 4.2.0; 4.1.0; 4.1.1; 4.1.2; 4.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4544
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4544
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091832.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091844.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092050.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00008.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
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