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CVE-2014-3968 Detail

Description

The HVMOP_inject_msi function in Xen 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) via a large number of crafted requests, which trigger an error messages to be logged.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  06/05/2014

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://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134710.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134739.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/13
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67794
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67824
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030322
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-96.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-3968
NVD Published Date:
06/05/2014
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018