VDB
CVE-2012-6036
CVE-2012-6036
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.400000095367432 MEDIUM
The (1) memc_save_get_next_page, (2) tmemc_restore_put_page and (3) tmemc_restore_flush_page functions in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 do not check for negative id pools, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue was originally published as part of CVE-2012-3497, which was too general; CVE-2012-3497 has been SPLIT into this ID and others.
EPSS 0.13% · 31.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
4.400000095367432
EPSS Score
0.13%
31.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| xen | xen | 4.1.0, 4.2.0, 4.0.0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 55082 (circl)
- 1027482 (circl)
- http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-15_multiple_TMEM_hypercall_vulnerabilities (circl)
- GLSA-201309-24 (circl)
- 55410 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20120905 Xen Security Advisory 15 (CVE-2012-3497) - multiple TMEM hypercall vulnerabilities (circl)
- xen-tmem-priv-esc(78268) (circl)
- 85199 (circl)
- xen-memcsavegetnextpage-code-exec(80326) (circl)
- [Xen-announce] 20120905 Xen Security Advisory 15 (CVE-2012-3497) - multiple TMEM hypercall vulnerabilities (circl)
…and 2 more exploits
Timeline
- Nov 23, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- 55082 third-party-advisory
- 1027482 vdb
- http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-15_multiple_TMEM_hypercall_vulnerabilities url
- GLSA-201309-24 vendor-advisory
- 55410 vdb
- [oss-security] 20120905 Xen Security Advisory 15 (CVE-2012-3497) - multiple TMEM hypercall vulnerabilities mailing-list
- xen-tmem-priv-esc(78268) vdb
- 85199 vdb
- xen-memcsavegetnextpage-code-exec(80326) vdb
- [Xen-announce] 20120905 Xen Security Advisory 15 (CVE-2012-3497) - multiple TMEM hypercall vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 50472 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-201604-03 vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6036 advisory