6.5med
CVE-2017-17044
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and host OS hang) by l…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 38%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and host OS hang) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) errors.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
References
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/102129 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- xenbits.xen.org /xsa/advisory-246.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/102008 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1039878 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/201801-14 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/105954 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- support.citrix.com /article/CTX230138 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-17044
- NVD: CVE-2017-17044
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