CVE-2017-8905
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
Xen through 4.6.x on 64-bit platforms mishandles a failsafe callback, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-215.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-8905
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-05-11T19:29:00
- 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:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.1
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2
- Impact Score
- 6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-215.html | Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/ | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98436 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038388 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8905 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8905 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:29:31 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 16:47:52 | 2017-05-11T19:29Z | 2017-05-11T19:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 16:47:52 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 16:47:53 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |