4.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-9065
Xen Spinlock Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

common/spinlock.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly handle read and write locks, which allows local x86 guest users to cause a denial of service (write denial or NMI watchdog timeout and host crash) via a large number of read requests, a different vulnerability to CVE-2014-9066.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 9, 2014, 11:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

2.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9065 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
1 Opensuse opensuse
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-2014-9065.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/08/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71544 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-114.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-9065 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9065 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:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*:* Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/08/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/08/4 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71544 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71544 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00010.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00010.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00005.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71544
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 08, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linuxfoundation:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* (and previous)
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linuxfoundation:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-114.html No Types Assigned http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-114.html Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-17
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 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-2014-9065 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-2014-9065 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.24592

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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