Attacker Value
Unknown
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Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2015-8615

Disclosure Date: January 08, 2016
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Description

The hvm_set_callback_via function in arch/x86/hvm/irq.c in Xen 4.6 does not limit the number of printk console messages when logging the new callback method, which allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service via a large number of changes to the callback method (HVM_PARAM_CALLBACK_IRQ).

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.0 Medium
Impact Score:
1.4
Exploitability Score:
3.1
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
Low

General Information

Vendors

  • xen

Products

  • xen 4.6.0

Additional Info

Technical Analysis