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A vulnerability was found in Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 (Virtualization Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function set_debugreg
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
The set_debugreg hypercall in include/asm-x86/debugreg.h in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2, and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier, when running on x86-64 systems, allows local OS guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) by writing to the reserved bits of the DR7 debug control register.
The weakness was presented 09/05/2012 as 2012-09/msg00000 as confirmed posting (Maillist). The advisory is shared for download at lists.xen.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-3494 since 06/14/2012. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79483 (OracleVM 3.0 : xen (OVMSA-2012-0040)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family OracleVM Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370049 (Citrix XenServer Security Update (CTX134708)).
Applying the patch xsa12 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at lists.xen.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78265) and Tenable (79483). See 5876, 5927, 6105 and 6107 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 79483
Nessus Name: OracleVM 3.0 : xen (OVMSA-2012-0040)
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OpenVAS ID: 72173
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2544-1 (xen)
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Patch: xsa12
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: citrix.comAdvisory: 2012-09/msg00000
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3494 (🔍)
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X-Force: 78265
SecurityTracker: 1027479 - Xen set_debugreg() Hypercall Lets Local Guest Operating Systems Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Host Operating System
Vulnerability Center: 37250 - Citrix XenServer, Citrix NetScaler SDX and XenSource Xen Local Denial of Service - CVE-2012-3494, Medium
SecurityFocus: 55400 - Xen 'set_debugreg' CVE-2012-3494 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 50472 - Xen Multiple Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 85197
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Entry
Created: 09/10/2012 10:48Updated: 04/12/2021 08:06
Changes: 09/10/2012 10:48 (82), 04/21/2017 11:34 (8), 04/12/2021 08:06 (3)
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Committer: olku
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