CVE-2017-10918

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 7
Modified
Published: 05 Jul 2017, 01:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 17:50

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
10 CRITICAL
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.67% LOW
2% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Jul 2017, 01:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 17:50
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Xen through 4.8.x does not validate memory allocations during certain P2M operations, which allows guest OS users to obtain privileged host OS access, aka XSA-222.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.67%• Percentile: 82%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • xen•xen

    ≤ 4.8.1

References (6)