CVE-2017-15593
CVSS V2 Medium 4.9
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory leak) because reference counts are mishandled.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-15593
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-10-18T08:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.9.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 4.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2
- Impact Score
- 4
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-242.html | Mitigation Vendor Advisory Patch |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00027.html | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15593 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15593 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:23:21 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 22:05:05 | 2017-10-18T08:29Z | 2017-10-18T08:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 22:05:05 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 22:05:05 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |