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Xen PVFB Shared Framebuffer Processing Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30781
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Release Date:
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2008-06-20
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Popularity:
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3,737 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| Software: | Xen 3.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Xen, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the PVFB (Para Virtualized Frame Buffer) functionality. This can be exploited to cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code in Dom0 via a specially crafted description for the shared framebuffer.
The vulnerability is reported in version 3.2.1. Other versions may also be affected.
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