CVE-2014-3969 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly check write permissions on virtual addresses, which allows local guest administrators to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-06-05

Score: 7.4 High

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-2014-3902	Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly check write permissions on virtual addresses, which allows local guest administrators to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00181.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/58975
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/14
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67819
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030333
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-98.html

History

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Subscriptions

Xen Xen

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-06-05T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:57:18.026Z

Reserved: 2014-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-3969

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-06-05T20:55:06.657

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

Link: CVE-2014-3969

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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