CVE-2017-8904

8.8 HIGH
Published: May 11, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98428
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038387
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-214.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98428
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038387
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-214.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
34th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

xen