CVE-2012-5512 Information disclosure in n/a
Local HVM guest administrators can crash the hypervisor or read sensitive memory via an array index error in Xen.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5512?
CVE-2012-5512 is a low-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver, published on 13 Dec 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Array index error in the HVMOP_set_mem_access handler in Xen 4.1 allows local HVM guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (crash) or obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-16
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5512?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Citrix Xenserver.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5512?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2012-5512 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5512 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Citrix Xenserver
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5512, GHSA-2ccw-9fqf-xvp4.