Vulnerability in Xen
CVE-2015-3259
Stack-based buffer overflow in the xl command line utility in Xen 4.1.x through 4.5.x allows local guest administrators to gain privileges via a long configuration argument.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.1% 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 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-137.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00041.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00042.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75573 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032973 (vdb-entry)