Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2016-9378

Disclosure Date: February 22, 2017
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Description

Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x on AMD systems without the NRip feature, when emulating instructions that generate software interrupts, allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by leveraging an incorrect choice for software interrupt delivery.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
5.5 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • xen

Products

  • xen 4.5.0,
  • xen 4.5.1,
  • xen 4.5.2,
  • xen 4.5.3,
  • xen 4.5.5,
  • xen 4.6.0,
  • xen 4.6.1,
  • xen 4.6.3,
  • xen 4.6.4,
  • xen 4.7.0,
  • xen 4.7.1

Additional Info

Technical Analysis