CVE-2014-3717 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Xen 4.4.x does not properly validate the load address for 64-bit ARM guest kernels, which allows local users to read system memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted kernel, 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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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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-2014-3661	Xen 4.4.x does not properly validate the load address for 64-bit ARM guest kernels, which allows local users to read system memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted kernel, 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: 2024-08-06T10:50:18.330Z

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

Link: CVE-2014-3717

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-05-19T14:55:12.563

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

Link: CVE-2014-3717

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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