CVE-2013-2072
HIGH · CVSS 7.4EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD
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 service (memory corruption and xend toolstack crash) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted cpumap.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 1.1% (65th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2013-2051)
- Published
- August 28, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-2051 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / debian linux
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106718.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106721.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106778.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3041
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/17/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59982
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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