VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-3515

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-11-23
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references