5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-9378
Xen AMD Emulator Software Interrupt DoS Vulnerability
Description

Xen 4.5.x through 4.7.x on AMD systems without the NRip feature, when emulating instructions that generate software interrupts, allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by leveraging an incorrect choice for software interrupt delivery.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 22, 2017, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 28, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9378 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-2016-9378.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94475
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037345
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-196.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9378 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]

    Jul. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037345 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-56 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94475 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-196.html No Types Assigned http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-196.html Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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

0.22803

percentile

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