CVE-2012-3497 describes a vulnerability in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) component of Xen versions 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2. A local guest OS user can trigger a NULL pointer dereference or memory corruption, leading to a host crash (Denial of Service) or other unspecified impacts by providing a NULL client ID to specific TMEM functions. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity with local access and medium attack complexity, allowing for complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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