6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-4962
Xen libxl Device-Handling Denial of Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.

INFO

Published Date :

June 7, 2016, 2:06 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 28, 2016, 8:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4962 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 Oracle vm_server
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-2016-4962.

URL Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91006
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.html 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 list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4962 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4962 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91006 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.html No Types Assigned http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2016

    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-2016-4962 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-2016-4962 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.27 }} 0.08%

score

0.68306

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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