CVE-2012-3495

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The physdev_get_free_pirq hypercall in arch/x86/physdev.c in Xen 4.1.x and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier uses the r

The physdev_get_free_pirq hypercall in arch/x86/physdev.c in Xen 4.1.x and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier uses the return value of the get_free_pirq function as an array index without checking that the return value indicates an error, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (invalid memory write and host crash) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.00081

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

citrix xenserver<= 6.0.2
citrix xenserverall versions
xenall versions

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6.1

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD23 Nov 2012 · 08:55 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00004.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00017.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html

http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00001.html

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http://secunia.com/advisories/51413

http://secunia.com/advisories/55082

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX134708

http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-13_hypercall_physdev_get_free_pirq_vulnerability

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/6

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55406

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027480

http://xenbits.xen.org/hg/xen-4.1-testing.hg/rev/6779ddca8593

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03

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