Vulnerability in Xen
CVE-2017-8904
Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.
EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th 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
- Xen — versions 4.8.0, 4.8.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8904?
- CVE-2017-8904 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xen. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8904?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-8904 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.