Input validation error in Xen - CVE-2012-6035

 

Input validation error in Xen - CVE-2012-6035

Published: November 23, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43303
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6035
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Xen Project
Affected software:
Xen

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows local guest OS users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-6035

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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