Vulnerability in Xen
CVE-2007-6416
The copy_to_user function in the PAL emulation functionality for Xen 3.1.2 and earlier, when running on ia64 systems, allows HVM guest users to access arbitrary physical memory by triggering certain mapping operations.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xen — versions 3.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/28643 (third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9840 (signature, vdb-entry)
- xenbits.xensource.com/ext/ia64/xen-unstable.hg (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26954 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/28146 (third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/41344 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0089.html (vendor-advisory)