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.

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 co…

EPSS: 0.001 (25.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Oracle Vm_server — versions 3.3, 3.4
Xen — versions 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
91006 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
DSA-3633 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
1036023 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

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.