6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-0298
KVM x86 Emulator CPL3 Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The x86 emulator in KVM 83 does not use the Current Privilege Level (CPL) and I/O Privilege Level (IOPL) in determining the memory access available to CPL3 code, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or gain privileges on the guest OS by leveraging access to a (1) IO port or (2) MMIO region, a related issue to CVE-2010-0306.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 12, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 27, 2024, 7:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-0298 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2010-0298.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492 Not Applicable
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996 Not Applicable Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38158 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559091 Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11335 Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0088.html Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-0298 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-0298 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/38492 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/38492 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996 Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38158 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38158 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559091 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559091 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11335 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11335 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0088.html No Types Assigned https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0088.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html No Types Assigned https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.28 up to (including) 2.6.33
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11335 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11335 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2010-0298 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2010-0298 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.22 }} -0.01%

score

0.59977

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability