CVE-2013-4416

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-4416
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-11-02 19:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe Ocaml xenstored implementation (oxenstored) in Xen 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x allows local guest domains to cause a denial of service (domain shutdown) via a large message reply.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.2 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.3 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.4 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.5 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.6.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.2 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.3 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.3.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.3.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Xen oxenstored Message Processing Flaw Lets Local Users on a Guest Domain Cause Denial of Service Conditions - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 72 (CVE-2013-4416) - ocaml xenstored mishandles oversized message replies af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Xen OXenstored CVE-2013-4416 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Xen: Multiple Vunlerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
openSUSE-SU-2013:1636-1: moderate: xen: security and bugfix update to 4. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
osvdb.org/99072 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
openSUSE-SU-2013:1876-1: moderate: xen: security and bugfix update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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