Vulnerability in Oracle Vm Server
CVE-2016-4962
The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.5% 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
- Oracle Vm Server — versions 3.3, 3.4
- Xen — versions 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (Vendor Advisory)
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91006 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4962?
- CVE-2016-4962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Vm Server, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2016-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4962?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.