VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-4962
The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas…
MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- oracle/vm server · xen/xen
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91006
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91006
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.