Citrix Xen 4.0.0/4.1.0/4.2.0 Transcendent Memory (TMEM) input validation
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Citrix Xen 4.0.0/4.1.0/4.2.0 (Connectivity Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Transcendent Memory (TMEM). The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
(1) TMEMC_SAVE_GET_CLIENT_WEIGHT, (2) TMEMC_SAVE_GET_CLIENT_CAP, (3) TMEMC_SAVE_GET_CLIENT_FLAGS and (4) TMEMC_SAVE_END in the Transcendent Memory (TMEM) in Xen 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 allow local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or memory corruption and host crash) or possibly have other unspecified impacts via a NULL client id.
The weakness was released 09/05/2012 by Matthew Daley as 2012-09/msg00006 as confirmed posting (Maillist). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.xen.org. The public release was coordinated with Citrix. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3497 since 06/14/2012. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83564 (SUSE SLED10 / SLES10 Security Update : Xen (SUSE-SU-2012:1487-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165715 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for libvirt (SUSE-SU-2012:1503-1)).
The best possible mitigation is suggested to be disabling the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78268) and Tenable (83564). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 6108, 6106, 6109 and 6110.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 83564
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED10 / SLES10 Security Update : Xen (SUSE-SU-2012:1487-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 850374
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for XEN openSUSE-SU-2012:1572-1 (XEN)
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Sources
Vendor: citrix.comAdvisory: 2012-09/msg00006
Researcher: Matthew Daley
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3497 (🔍)
X-Force: 78268 - Xen TMEM privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1027482 - Xen Transcendent Memory (TMEM) Multiple Flaws Lets Local Users on the Guest Operating System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host
Vulnerability Center: 39345 - Xen Transcendent Memory Allows Local DoS Vulnerability via a NULL Client ID, Low
SecurityFocus: 55410 - Xen 'TMEM hypercall' Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50472 - Xen Multiple Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 85199
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Entry
Created: 09/10/2012 12:47Updated: 04/12/2021 08:24
Changes: 09/10/2012 12:47 (51), 04/28/2017 09:18 (31), 04/12/2021 08:17 (8), 04/12/2021 08:21 (2), 04/12/2021 08:24 (1)
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Committer: olku
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