Vulnerability in Xen
CVE-2009-3525
The pyGrub boot loader in Xen 3.0.3, 3.3.0, and Xen-3.3.1 does not support the password option in grub.conf for para-virtualized guests, which allows attackers with access to the para-virtualized guest console to boot the guest or modify the guest's kernel boot parameters without providing the expected password.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (68.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xen — versions 3.0.3, 3.3.0, 3.3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9466 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/25/1 (mailing-list, Patch)
- secunia.com/advisories/36908 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1472.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36523 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch)
- xenbits.xensource.com/xen-unstable.hg (Exploit)