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CVE-2017-17046

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x on the ARM platform allowing guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from DRAM after a reboot, because disjoint blocks, and physical addresses that do not start at zero, are mishandled.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xenDebian
Fixed in:4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1CVE-2017-17046
Fixed in:4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1CVE-2017-17046
Fixed in:4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1CVE-2017-17046
Fixed in:4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1CVE-2017-17046

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

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days
28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

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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.