7.4
HIGH
CVE-2014-3969
Xen ARM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly check write permissions on virtual addresses, which allows local guest administrators to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

June 5, 2014, 8:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

4.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3969 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 Xen xen
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-2014-3969.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/58975 Permissions Required
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/14 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67819 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030333 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-98.html Patch Vendor 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 table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-3969 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/58975 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/58975 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/14 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/14 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67819 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67819 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030333 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030333 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/14 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67819 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67819 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030333 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030333 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2014

    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-2014-3969 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-2014-3969 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.26 }} 0.00%

score

0.61967

percentile

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