CVE-2013-0151
Published Mar 7, 2013
Last updated 2 years ago
Overview
- Description
- The do_hvm_op function in xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c in Xen 4.2.x on the x86_32 platform does not prevent HVM_PARAM_NESTEDHVM (aka nested virtualization) operations, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (long-duration page mappings and host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to an HVM guest in a domain with a large number of VCPUs.
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.6
- Impact score
- 6.9
- Exploitability score
- 3.2
- Vector string
- AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-264
Configurations
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},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*",
"vulnerable": true,
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}
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