#VU42405 Buffer overflow in Xen - CVE-2013-4416 

 

#VU42405 Buffer overflow in Xen - CVE-2013-4416

Published: November 2, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42405
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4416
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The Ocaml xenstored implementation (oxenstored) in Xen 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x allows local guest domains to cause a denial of service (domain shutdown) via a large message reply.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

External links