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CVE-2011-2901 Detail

Current Description

Off-by-one error in the __addr_ok macro in Xen 3.3 and earlier allows local 64 bit PV guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) via unspecified hypercalls that ignore virtual-address bits.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  10/01/2013
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 5.1

Access Vector (AV): Local_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): Single
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1212.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/02/2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728042

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-2901
NVD Published Date:
10/01/2013
NVD Last Modified:
12/30/2013