CVE-2017-15590
Xen x86 Hypervisor Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or possibly gain privileges because MSI mapping was mishandled.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 18, 2017, 8:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Apply the appropriate patch according to the vendor advisory.
- Update the affected xen packages.
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-2017-15590.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101500 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 | |
| https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050 | |
| https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-237.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101500 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 | |
| https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050 | |
| https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-237.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-2017-15590 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-2017-15590
weaknesses.
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-2017-15590 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-15590 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101500 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 Added Reference https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867 Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050 Added Reference https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-237.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 15, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-237.html No Types Assigned https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-237.html Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101500 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101500 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101500 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 20, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} -0.10%
score
0.18730
percentile