LOW
xen: Xen domain builder Out-of-memory due to malicious kernel/ramdisk
Published Oct 31, 2012
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
The PV domain builder in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not validate the size of the kernel or ramdisk (1) before or (2) after decompression, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (domain 0 memory consumption) via a crafted (a) kernel or (b) ramdisk.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xen-0:3.0.3-142.el5_9.1
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0241
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xen-0:3.0.3-142.el5_9.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0241 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.42% 0.00420
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00420
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 33.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00423) | 33.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 26.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 30.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 28.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00064) | 26.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (25)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091832.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091844.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/092050.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/86619 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0241.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51071 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51324 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51352 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51413 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2636 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56289 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027699 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4544 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870412 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79617 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4544
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4544
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 31, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4544
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a