CVE-2016-2271 - VMX in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using an Intel or Cyrix CPU, allows local HVM guest users to caus

CVE-2016-2271

Summary

VMX in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using an Intel or Cyrix CPU, allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via vectors related to a non-canonical RIP. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html">CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference</a>

References

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	2.1 (as of 01-07-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
NONE	NONE	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

refmap via4

confirm	http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX209443 http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-170.html
debian	DSA-3519
fedora	FEDORA-2016-e48f4bd14f FEDORA-2016-f8121efdac
gentoo	GLSA-201604-03
sectrack	1035043

Last major update

01-07-2017 - 01:29

Published

19-02-2016 - 16:59

Last modified

01-07-2017 - 01:29