CVE-2012-5511

Description

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.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00011.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/10 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56796 vdb entry
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2636 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51397 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00018.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51486 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51487 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/88129 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00019.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80484 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5511?
CVE-2012-5511 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5511?
To fix CVE-2012-5511, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-5511 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-5511 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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