Vulnerability in Xen
CVE-2014-3125
Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly context switch the CNTKCTL_EL1 register, which allows local guest users to modify the hardware timers and cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Xen — versions 4.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/67157 (vdb-entry)
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-91.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/5 (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1030184 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/11 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/58347 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)