CVE-2012-5511

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Stack-based buffer overflow in the dirty video RAM tracking functionality in Xen 3.4 through 4.1 allows local HVM guest

Stack-based buffer overflow in the dirty video RAM tracking functionality in Xen 3.4 through 4.1 allows local HVM guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large bitmap image.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.00093

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

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

xenall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

4.7

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

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v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD13 Dec 2012 · 11:53 AM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0944-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0940-1

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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/2012-12/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00018.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00019.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00011.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/51397Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51486Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/51487Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/55082

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

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2636

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/10

http://www.osvdb.org/88129

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56796

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80484

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