CVE-2013-1919 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2013-1919?

CVE-2013-1919 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Xen Xen, published on 13 May 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Xen 4.2.x and 4.1.x does not properly restrict access to IRQs, which allows local stub domain clients to gain access to IRQs and cause a denial of service via vectors related to "passed-through IRQs or PCI devices."

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1919?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xen Xen.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1919?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2013-1919 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1919 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1919, GHSA-h9vg-xq6f-567v.