FKIE_CVE-2012-6333
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-12-13 11:53 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:48
Severity
Summary
Multiple HVM control operations in Xen 3.4 through 4.2 allow local HVM guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (physical CPU consumption) via a large input.
References
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