CVE-2012-4544

The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (domain 0 memory consumption) via a crafted (a) kernel or (b) ramdisk.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2012-10-31 16:55

Updated : 2024-02-04 18:16


NVD link : CVE-2012-4544

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4544

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4544


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Products Affected

xen

  • xen
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation