5.6

CVE-2012-3498: citrix xenserver Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.6v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3498
Published 23-11-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3498 is a medium (CVSS 5.6) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in citrix xenserver. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-11-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

PHYSDEVOP_map_pirq in Xen 4.1 and 4.2 and Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier allows local HVM guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (host crash) and possibly read hypervisor or guest memory via vectors related to a missing range check of map->index.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.44% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.44%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Citrix1 product
Debian1 product
  • xen< 4.1.3-2
Xen1 product
  • xen4.1.0 | 4.2.0

3 vendors · 3 products

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