Information disclosure in Xen
CVE-2018-10472
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.10.x allowing x86 HVM guest OS users (in certain configurations) to read arbitrary dom0 files via QMP live insertion of a CDROM, in conjunction with specifying the target file as the backing file of a snapshot.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.004 (30.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Xen
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10472?
- CVE-2018-10472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xen, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2018-04-27.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10472?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.