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CVE-2013-4551

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Published: Nov 18, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.7
Vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Exploitability: 5.5 / Impact: 6.9
Source: NVD

Description

Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when nested virtualization is disabled, does not properly check the emulation paths for (1) VMLAUNCH and (2) VMRESUME, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via unspecified vectors related to "guest VMX instruction execution."

Affected (6)

Products: Xen: Xen
Xen
1 product
Xen
Configuration A
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Xen
Xen
Version 4.2.0
Xen
Version 4.2.1
Xen
Version 4.2.2
Xen
Version 4.2.3
Xen
Version 4.3.0
Xen
Version 4.3.1

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
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.

References (14)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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