CVE-2012-3515
Qemu Xen Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Qemu, as used in Xen 4.0, 4.1 and possibly other products, when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend, allows local OS guest users to gain privileges via a crafted escape VT100 sequence that triggers the overwrite of a "device model's address space."
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 23, 2012, 8:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 4:34 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2012-3515 qemu: VT100 emulation vulnerability Qemu, as used in Xen 4.0, 4.1 and possibly other products, when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend, allows local OS guest users to gain privileges via a crafted escape VT100 sequence that triggers the overwrite of a "device model's address space." Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1233 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1234 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1235 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1236 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1262 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1325 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3515 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851252 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Qemu, as used in Xen 4.0, 4.1 and possibly other products, when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend, allows local OS guest users to gain privileges via a crafted escape VT100 sequence that triggers the overwrite of a "device model's address space." CVE-2012-3515 qemu: VT100 emulation vulnerability Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Removed Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu-stable-0.15.git;a=log [Patch, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1325 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu-stable-0.15.git%3Ba=log [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851252 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1262 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1233 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1234 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1235 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1236 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3515 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu-stable-0.15.git;a=log No Types Assigned http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu-stable-0.15.git;a=log Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00012.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00016.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00017.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00018.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00024.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00024.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00026.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00026.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00027.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00027.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00051.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00051.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1233.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1233.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1234.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1234.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1235.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1235.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1236.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1236.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1262.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1262.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1325.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1325.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50472 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/50472 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50528 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50528 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50530 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/50530 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50632 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50632 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50689 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50689 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50860 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50860 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/50913 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/50913 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/51413 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/51413 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX134708 No Types Assigned http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX134708 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2543 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2543 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2545 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2545 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/10 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/10 Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55413 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55413 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1590-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1590-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0 *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:ltss:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:-:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:vmware:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 26, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-3515
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-3515
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.00%
score
0.27706
percentile