Information disclosure in Xen
CVE-2017-17046
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x on the ARM platform allowing guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from DRAM after a reboot, because disjoint blocks, and physical addresses that do not start at zero, are mishandled.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
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:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.7% 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
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-245.html (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html (mailing-list)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-17046?
- CVE-2017-17046 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xen, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-11-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-17046?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.