CVE-2012-3433

What it is

Xen 4.0 and 4.1 allows local HVM guest OS kernels to cause a denial of service (domain 0 VCPU hang and kernel panic) by modifying the physical address space in a way that triggers excessive shared page search time during the p2m teardown.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2012-11-24 20:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 23:43 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 4.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2012-11-24 20:55 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 23:43 UTC

Exploit probability

0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-399

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Xen 4.0.0
• Xen 4.1.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.9

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

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