Vulnerability in Xen
CVE-2017-17044
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and host OS hang) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) errors.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.7% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102129 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-246.html (Patch, Mitigation, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102008 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039878 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105954 (vdb-entry)
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17044?
- CVE-2017-17044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xen, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-11-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17044?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.