CVE-2014-3714 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The ARM image loading functionality in Xen 4.4.x does not properly validate kernel length, which allows local users to read system memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted 32-bit ARM guest kernel in an image, which triggers a buffer overflow.

Published: 2014-05-19

Score: 3.3 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-3658	The ARM image loading functionality in Xen 4.4.x does not properly validate kernel length, which allows local users to read system memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted 32-bit ARM guest kernel in an image, which triggers a buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00183.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/16/1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030252
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-95.html

History

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Subscriptions

Xen Xen

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-05-19T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:50:18.315Z

Reserved: 2014-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-3714

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-05-19T14:55:12.377

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-3714

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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