Qemu, as used in Xen 4.0, 4.1 and possibly other products, when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend, allows local OS guest users to gain privileges via a crafted escape VT100 sequence that triggers the overwrite of a "device model's address space."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-3515 is rated Low Risk (37/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-03-07 | 1.55% | 0.07% | -1.48% |
| 2 | 2022-02-04 | — | 1.55% | — |
Full EPSS history (2 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2012-3515 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (qemu, xen), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3515 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2012-3515: 2 GLSA(s) (201309-24, 201604-03), 4 atom(s) (app-emulation/pvgrub, app-emulation/xen, app-emulation/xen-pvgrub, app-emulation/xen-tools); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-3515 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3515 |
suse
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high | CVE-2012-3515 severity important: SUSE including 286 source package names (kvm, kvm-0.12.5-1.24.1, …), 405 product×package rows across 34 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, … (34 product lines)): Fixed 403, Known Not Affected 2. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3515/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2012-3515 medium priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (qemu-kvm, xen, xen-3.1, xen-3.2, xen-3.3, xen-qemu-dm-4.0), 54 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): DNE 33, released 7, ignored 5, needs-triage 5, not-affected 4. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3515 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| qemu | qemu | < 1.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:qemu:qemu:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xen | xen | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| xen | xen | 4.1.0 | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse | 11.4 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse | 12.1 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse | 12.2 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_desktop | 10 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_desktop | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 10 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 10 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 10 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:ltss:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:-:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:*:vmware:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 10 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | virtualization | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | virtualization | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | virtualization | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | 6.3 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 11.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 11.10 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |