CVE-2013-4329
The xenlight library (libxl) in Xen 4.0.x through 4.2.x, when IOMMU is disabled, provides access...
The xenlight library (libxl) in Xen 4.0.x through 4.2.x, when IOMMU is disabled, provides access to a busmastering-capable PCI passthrough device before the IOMMU setup is complete, which allows local HVM guest domains to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via a DMA instruction.
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The xenlight library (libxl) in Xen 4.0.x through 4.2.x, when IOMMU is disabled, provides access to a busmastering-capable PCI passthrough device before the IOMMU setup is complete, which allows local HVM guest domains to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via a DMA instruction.
- Record
CVE-2013-4329- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The xenlight library (libxl) in Xen 4.0.x through 4.2.x, when IOMMU is disabled, provides access to a busmastering-capable PCI passthrough device before the IOMMU setup is complete, which allows local HVM guest domains to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via a DMA instruction.
- Record
CVE-2013-4329- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4216 No score
The xenlight library (libxl) in Xen 4.0.x through 4.2.x, when IOMMU is disabled, provides access to a busmastering-capable PCI passthrough device before the IOMMU setup is complete, which allows local HVM guest domains to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via a DMA instruction.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4216- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m6p7-5mj3-hmp2 No score
The xenlight library (libxl) in Xen 4.0.x through 4.2.x, when IOMMU is disabled, provides access...
The xenlight library (libxl) in Xen 4.0.x through 4.2.x, when IOMMU is disabled, provides access to a busmastering-capable PCI passthrough device before the IOMMU setup is complete, which allows local HVM guest domains to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via a DMA instruction.
- Record
GHSA-m6p7-5mj3-hmp2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The xenlight library (libxl) in Xen 4.0.x through 4.2.x, when IOMMU is disabled, provides access to a busmastering-capable PCI passthrough device before the IOMMU setup is complete, which allows local HVM guest domains to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via a DMA instruction.
- Record
CVE-2013-4329- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4329 No score
The xenlight library (libxl) in Xen 4.0.x through 4.2.x, when IOMMU is disabled, provides access to a busmastering-capable PCI passthrough device before the IOMMU setup is complete, which allows local HVM guest domains to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via a DMA instruction.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4329- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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Affected packages
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-2013-4329 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Xen, published September 12, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.3.0-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/10/4
lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2013-07/msg00066.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4329
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m6p7-5mj3-hmp2
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4329