CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-9377

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

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 IDT entry miscalculation.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xenDebian
Fixed in:4.8.0-1CVE-2016-9377
Fixed in:4.8.0-1CVE-2016-9377
Fixed in:4.8.0-1CVE-2016-9377
Fixed in:4.8.0-1CVE-2016-9377

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days
31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

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