CVE-2017-17044

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.

CVSS v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

4.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-246.html	Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039878	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102008	VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102129	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105954

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2017-11-28 15:29

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2017-17044

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17044

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CWE

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CWE-755

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

CWE-754

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

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Products Affected

xen

xen

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