CVE-2012-6333
Multiple HVM control operations in Xen 3.4 through 4.2 allow local HVM guest OS administrators to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6333- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6333- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6188 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6188- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-32g2-hc9h-69wc No score
Multiple HVM control operations in Xen 3.4 through 4.2 allow local HVM guest OS administrators to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-32g2-hc9h-69wc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-6333- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6333 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6333- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenDebian:12 |
before 4.1.3-8 | 4.1.3-8 |
xenDebian:13 |
before 4.1.3-8 | 4.1.3-8 |
xenDebian:14 |
before 4.1.3-8 | 4.1.3-8 |
xenDebian:6.0 |
before 4.0.1-5.7, plus listed versions 4.0.1-24.0.1-44.0.1-54.0.1-5.14.0.1-5.2 Show 4 moreShow less4.0.1-5.34.0.1-5.44.0.1-5.54.0.1-5.6 |
4.0.1-5.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2012-6333 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Xen, published December 13, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in xen 4.1.3-8.
References
secunia.com/advisories/55082
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/03/10
securityfocus.com/bid/56796
support.citrix.com/article/CTX135777
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
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osvdb.org/88129
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80484
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6333
github.com/advisories/GHSA-32g2-hc9h-69wc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6333