Is CVE-2017-17044 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-17044 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-17044?

CVE-2017-17044 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-17044?

CVE-2017-17044 has an EPSS score of 0.44% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-17044?

Upgrade xen on debian 11 to 4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-17044

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and host OS hang) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) errors.

CWE-754 CWE-755 CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

xenDebian

Fixed in:4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1CVE-2017-17044

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

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

xenbits.xen.org

Third-Party Advisory4

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2022-39288	High	7.5	59%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-30591	High	7.5	54%	-	-
CVE-2023-41993	High	8.8	29%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-43044	High	8.8	29%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-3393	High	7.5	27%	KEV	Fix

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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.