Vulnerability in Xen
CVE-2015-1563
The ARM GIC distributor virtualization in Xen 4.4.x and 4.5.x allows local guests to cause a denial of service by causing a large number messages to be logged.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.7% 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 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152776.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031663 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/9 (mailing-list)
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-118.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72766 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-1563?
- CVE-2015-1563 is a vulnerability in Xen, classified under CWE-399. Published 2015-02-09.
- Is CVE-2015-1563 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.