2.7
LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-4021
Xen Memory Information Disclosure
Description

Xen 3.2.x through 4.4.x does not properly clean memory pages recovered from guests, which allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

June 18, 2014, 7:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-4021 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
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
This addresses a vulnerability in Xen that could lead to information disclosure by local users.
  • Update Xen packages to address the vulnerability.
  • Apply the relevant security updates.
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-2014-4021.

URL Resource
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135068.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135071.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59208
http://secunia.com/advisories/60027
http://secunia.com/advisories/60130
http://secunia.com/advisories/60471
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX140984
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68070
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030442
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-100.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135068.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135071.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59208
http://secunia.com/advisories/60027
http://secunia.com/advisories/60130
http://secunia.com/advisories/60471
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX140984
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68070
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030442
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-100.html Patch Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-4021 is associated with the following CWEs:

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-4021 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-4021 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html
    Added Reference http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135068.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135071.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/59208
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60027
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60130
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60471
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
    Added Reference http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX140984
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68070
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030442
    Added Reference http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-100.html
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60471 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60130 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135071.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-July/135068.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926-1.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-0926.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 19, 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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.7
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.23 }} -0.08%

score

0.43301

percentile