CWE Code: 20
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Improper Input Validation
Summary: 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."
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2012-11-23
Last Modified Date: 2017-07-01