CVE-2013-2072
Buffer overflow in the Python bindings for the xc_vcpu_setaffinity call in Xen 4.0.x, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local administrators with permissions to configure VCPU affinity to cause a denial of
02 Description
Buffer overflow in the Python bindings for the xc_vcpu_setaffinity call in Xen 4.0.x, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local administrators with permissions to configure VCPU affinity to cause a denial of
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 64.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-08-28 17:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 15:27Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-02-19
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3bb1f60422f44190e2bf1065f4937a35f7ab1e22286c2b2dcca88431d0f62ca7
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com59982http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59982
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-8590http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106721.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130517 Xen Security Advisory 56 (CVE-2013-2072) - Buffer overflow in xencontrol Python bindings affecting xendhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/17/2
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-8571http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106718.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2014:0446http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-3041http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3041
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2013-8513http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106778.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xen Fixed in 4.2.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xen Fixed in 4.2.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xen Fixed in 4.2.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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