CVE-2017-15589

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 HVM guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from the host OS (or an arbitrary guest OS) because intercepted I/O operations can cause a write of data from uninitialized hypervisor stack memory.

CVSS v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

6.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-239.html	Mailing List Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101496	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00027.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-10-18 01:29

Updated : 2018-10-19 03:29

NVD link : CVE-2017-15589

Mitre link : CVE-2017-15589

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CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Products Affected

xen

xen

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