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TI-2013-01843 Aliases CVE-2013-2072GHSA-fqgm-98vq-7hgr

Buffer overflow in the Python bindings for the xc_vcpu_setaffinity call in Xen 4.0.x…

Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Python bindings for the xc_vcpu_setaffinity call in Xen 4.0.x, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local administrators with permissions to configure VCPU affinity to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and xend toolstack crash) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted cpumap.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01058 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 15

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.4VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.5VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Show 5 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerableXen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Xen

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2072
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqgm-98vq-7hgr

References

Advisory 5

Other 1

Sources

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