CVE-2012-5512

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5512
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-12-13 11:53:48 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionArray index error in the HVMOP_set_mem_access handler in Xen 4.1 allows local HVM guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 3.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-16 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Citrix Xenserver 4.1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Xen 'HVMOP_set_mem_access' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.citrix.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:1615-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1687-1: important: xen to fix vario af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2013:0133-1: important: xen to fix vario af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:1685-1: important: xen to fix vario af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
www.osvdb.org/88132 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Security Advisory SA55082 - Gentoo update for xen - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 28 (CVE-2012-5512) - HVMOP_get_mem_access crash / HVMOP_set_mem_access information leak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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