Is CVE-2012-5514 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-5514 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-5514?

CVE-2012-5514 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-5514?

CVE-2012-5514 has an EPSS score of 0.41% (33th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5514?

Upgrade xen on debian 11 to 4.1.3-6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-5514

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The guest_physmap_mark_populate_on_demand function in Xen 4.2 and earlier does not properly unlock the subject GFNs when checking if they are in use, which allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (hang) via unspecified vectors.

How to fix

Remediation Available

xenDebian

Fixed in:4.1.3-6CVE-2012-5514

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory4

Other references15

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