CVE-2013-4551 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Xen versions 4.2.x and 4.3.x when nested virtualization is disabled. Local HVM guest users can crash the host system by exploiting improper checks in VMLAUNCH and VMRESUME emulation paths related to guest VMX instruction execution. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.7, indicating a medium severity, with an adjacent network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and a complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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