CVE-2016-2271 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Description
VMX in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using an Intel or Cyrix CPU, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via vectors related to a non-canonical RIP.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
02/19/2016
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
5.5 MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
2.1 LOW
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
Low
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
5 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
6/30/2017 9:29:38 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
12/5/2016 10:08:12 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035043 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
12/2/2016 10:24:53 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177990.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-March/178518.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX209443 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3519 [No Types Assigned] |
Modified Analysis -
3/7/2016 9:05:27 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
NVD-CWE-Other |
| Added |
Evaluator Description |
|
<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html">CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference</a> |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-170.html No Types Assigned |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-170.html Advisory, Patch |
Initial CVE Analysis -
3/3/2016 11:13:30 AM
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2271
NVD Published Date:
02/19/2016
NVD Last Modified:
06/30/2017
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