Resource exhaustion in Xen
CVE-2014-3672
The qemu implementation in libvirt before 1.3.0 and Xen allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host disk consumption) by writing to stdout or stderr.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (Third Party Advisory)
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-180.html (Vendor Advisory)
- libvirt.org/news-2015.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035945 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- libvirt.org/git/
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-3672?
- CVE-2014-3672 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xen, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-05-25.
- How severe is CVE-2014-3672?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.