CVE-2013-2078
Xen 4.0.2 through 4.0.4, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local PV guest users to cause a denial of...
Xen 4.0.2 through 4.0.4, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local PV guest users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via certain bit combinations to the XSETBV instruction.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Xen 4.0.2 through 4.0.4, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local PV guest users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via certain bit combinations to the XSETBV instruction.
- Record
CVE-2013-2078- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Xen 4.0.2 through 4.0.4, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local PV guest users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via certain bit combinations to the XSETBV instruction.
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CVE-2013-2078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-2057 No score
Xen 4.0.2 through 4.0.4, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local PV guest users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via certain bit combinations to the XSETBV instruction.
- Record
EUVD-2013-2057- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wh6h-93r6-prr7 No score
Xen 4.0.2 through 4.0.4, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local PV guest users to cause a denial of...
Xen 4.0.2 through 4.0.4, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local PV guest users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via certain bit combinations to the XSETBV instruction.
- Record
GHSA-wh6h-93r6-prr7- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Xen 4.0.2 through 4.0.4, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local PV guest users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via certain bit combinations to the XSETBV instruction.
- Record
CVE-2013-2078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-2078 No score
Xen 4.0.2 through 4.0.4, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local PV guest users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via certain bit combinations to the XSETBV instruction.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2013-0197 No score
Updated xen package fixes security issues
This update fixes the following security issues: XSA-52/CVE-2013-2076: Information leak on XSAVE/XRSTOR capable AMD CPUs XSA-53/CVE-2013-2077: Hypervisor crash due to missing exception recovery on XRSTOR XSA-54/CVE-2013-2078: Hypervisor crash due to missing exception recovery on XSETBV XSA-55/CVE-2013-2194: integer overflows XSA-55/CVE-2013-2195: pointer dereferences XSA-55/CVE-2013-2196: other problems XSA-56/CVE-2013-2072: Buffer overflow in xencontrol Python bindings affecting xend XSA-57/CVE-2013-2211: libxl allows guest write access to sensitive console related xenstore keys XSA-58/CVE-2013-1432: Page reference counting error due to XSA-45/CVE-2013-1918 fixes
- Record
MGASA-2013-0197- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenDebian:12 |
before 4.2.2-1 | 4.2.2-1 |
xenDebian:13 |
before 4.2.2-1 | 4.2.2-1 |
xenDebian:14 |
before 4.2.2-1 | 4.2.2-1 |
xenDebian:7 From an advisory covering 19 CVEs |
before 4.1.4-3+deb7u2, plus listed versions 4.1.4-34.1.4-3+deb7u1 |
4.1.4-3+deb7u2 |
xenMageia:3 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 4.2.1-16.2.mga3 | 4.2.1-16.2.mga3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-2078 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Xen, published July 1, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.2.2-1.