CVE-2017-15589 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.
Current Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 HVM guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from the host OS (or an arbitrary guest OS) because intercepted I/O operations can cause a write of data from uninitialized hypervisor stack memory.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
10/18/2017
View Analysis Description
Analysis Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 HVM guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from the host OS (or an arbitrary guest OS) because intercepted I/O operations can cause a write of data from uninitialized hypervisor stack memory.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
10/18/2017
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
6.5 MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
4.0
Exploitability Score:
2.0
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
2.1 LOW
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
Low
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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Technical Details
Vulnerability Type
(View All)
- Information Leak / Disclosure (CWE-200)
Change History
8 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
10/19/2018 6:29:03 AM
| Action |
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New Value |
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Reference |
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
2/3/2018 9:29:12 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
1/15/2018 9:29:01 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/29/2017 9:29:03 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/14/2017 9:29:09 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867 [No Types Assigned] |
Initial Analysis -
11/1/2017 7:56:12 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
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OR
*cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
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(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Added |
CWE |
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CWE-200 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101496 No Types Assigned |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101496 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 No Types Assigned |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-239.html No Types Assigned |
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-239.html Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
10/22/2017 9:29:10 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101496 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
10/19/2017 9:29:12 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 [No Types Assigned] |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-15589
NVD Published Date:
10/18/2017
NVD Last Modified:
10/19/2018
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