CVE-2012-6034 describes a vulnerability in Xen versions 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, where specific Transcendent Memory (TMEM) functions fail to validate guest output buffer pointers. This oversight allows local guest OS users to trigger a denial of service through memory corruption, leading to a host crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion 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:P/I:P/A:P
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