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CVE-2017-14431

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Memory leak in Xen 3.3 through 4.8.x allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (ARM or x86 AMD host OS memory consumption) by continually rebooting, because certain cleanup is skipped if no pass-through device was ever assigned, aka XSA-207.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xenDebian
Fixed in:4.8.1-1CVE-2017-14431
Fixed in:4.8.1-1CVE-2017-14431
Fixed in:4.8.1-1CVE-2017-14431
Fixed in:4.8.1-1CVE-2017-14431

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

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days
26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

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CVE-2017-14495High7.584%-Fix
CVE-2021-22883High7.577%-Fix
CVE-2024-2398High8.636%-Fix
CVE-2020-9375High7.528%--
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.