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)
EPSS: 0.001 (19.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Xen
- Redhat Libvirt
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- 1035945 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- [oss-security] 20160524 CVE-2014-3672 libvirt: DoS via excessive logging (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, 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.