CVE-2010-4247

CVSS V2 Medium 5.5 CVSS V3 None
Description
The do_block_io_op function in (1) drivers/xen/blkback/blkback.c and (2) drivers/xen/blktap/blktap.c in Xen before 3.4.0 for the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a large production request index to the blkback or blktap back-end drivers. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2010-4247
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2011-01-11T03:00:04
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T04:28:23
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.3.2
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xen:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 5.1
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/7070d34f251c Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45029
http://xenbits.xensource.com/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg?rev/77f831cbb91d Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/23/1 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656206 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35093 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/24/8 Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4247
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4247
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:30:14 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 05:04:13 2023-02-13T04:28:23 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 05:04:14 The do_block_io_op function in (1) drivers/xen/blkback/blkback.c and (2) drivers/xen/blktap/blktap.c in Xen before 3.4.0 for the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a large production request index to the blkback or blktap back-end drivers. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. The do_block_io_op function in (1) drivers/xen/blkback/blkback.c and (2) drivers/xen/blktap/blktap.c in Xen before 3.4.0 for the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a large production request index to the blkback or blktap back-end drivers. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. Description updated