What is CVE-2016-9383?

CVE-2016-9383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-9383?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Citrix Xenserver

CVE-2016-9383

Xen, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local x86 guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory and consequently obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (host crash), or execute arbitrary code on the host by leveraging…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.001 (33.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Citrix Xenserver — versions 6.0.2, 6.2.0, 6.5
Xen
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9383?: CVE-2016-9383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Citrix Xenserver, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-9383?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.