Vulnerability Description
oxenstored in Xen 4.1.x, Xen 4.2.x, and xen-unstable does not properly consider the state of the Xenstore ring during read operations, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash and host-control outage, or memory consumption) or obtain sensitive control-plane data by leveraging guest administrative access.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | 4.1.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/10
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=40f9c5e0a6d15b4ca1f6d4ed
- http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=61401264eb00fae4ee4efc8e
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/10
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=40f9c5e0a6d15b4ca1f6d4ed
- http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=61401264eb00fae4ee4efc8e
FAQ
What is CVE-2013-0215?
CVE-2013-0215 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). oxenstored in Xen 4.1.x, Xen 4.2.x, and xen-unstable does not properly consider the state of the Xenstore ring during read operations, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (daemon ...
How severe is CVE-2013-0215?
CVE-2013-0215 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2013-0215?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Xen Xen.