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 of xenstore.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91006
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-06-07 14:06

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-4962

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4962

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4962

JSON object : View

Products Affected

xen

xen

oracle

vm_server

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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