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CVE-2016-4962: oracle vm_server

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4962DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4962
Published 07-06-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-4962 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in oracle vm_server. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3
DSA-3633-1MGASA-2017-0012SUSE-SU-2016:2093-1SUSE-SU-2016:2100-1SUSE-SU-2016:2533-1

Timeline

  1. 07-06-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • xen< 4.8.0~rc3-1
Oracle1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • xen< 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6 | < 4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1
Xen1 product
  • xen4.3.0 | 4.3.1 | 4.3.2 | 4.3.3 | 4.3.4 | 4.4.0 | 4.4.0:rc1 | 4.4.1 | 4.4.2 | 4.4.3 | 4.4.4 | 4.5.0 | 4.5.1 | 4.5.2 | 4.5.3 | 4.6.0 | 4.6.1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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