CVE-2007-5498
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2008-05-08 00:00
Modified
2024-08-07 15:31
Severity ?
Summary
The Xen hypervisor block backend driver for Linux kernel 2.6.18, when running on a 64-bit host with a 32-bit paravirtualized guest, allows local privileged users in the guest OS to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a request that specifies a large number of blocks.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/30116
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32918
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29082
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369531Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42274
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9452
Impacted products
n/an/a
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T15:31:58.745Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "name": "29082",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29082"
          },
          {
            "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9452",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "signature",
              "x_refsource_OVAL",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9452"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369531"
          },
          {
            "name": "30116",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30116"
          },
          {
            "name": "RHSA-2008:0233",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_REDHAT",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html"
          },
          {
            "name": "32918",
            "tags": [
              "third-party-advisory",
              "x_refsource_SECUNIA",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32918"
          },
          {
            "name": "USN-679-1",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_UBUNTU",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1"
          },
          {
            "name": "linux-kernel-xen-hypervisor-dos(42274)",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_XF",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42274"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2008-05-07T00:00:00",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The Xen hypervisor block backend driver for Linux kernel 2.6.18, when running on a 64-bit host with a 32-bit paravirtualized guest, allows local privileged users in the guest OS to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a request that specifies a large number of blocks."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2017-09-28T12:57:01",
        "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
        "shortName": "redhat"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "29082",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_BID"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29082"
        },
        {
          "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9452",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "signature",
            "x_refsource_OVAL"
          ],
          "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9452"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369531"
        },
        {
          "name": "30116",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30116"
        },
        {
          "name": "RHSA-2008:0233",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_REDHAT"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html"
        },
        {
          "name": "32918",
          "tags": [
            "third-party-advisory",
            "x_refsource_SECUNIA"
          ],
          "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32918"
        },
        {
          "name": "USN-679-1",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_UBUNTU"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1"
        },
        {
          "name": "linux-kernel-xen-hypervisor-dos(42274)",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_XF"
          ],
          "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42274"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749",
    "assignerShortName": "redhat",
    "cveId": "CVE-2007-5498",
    "datePublished": "2008-05-08T00:00:00",
    "dateReserved": "2007-10-17T00:00:00",
    "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T15:31:58.745Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2007-5498\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"published\":\"2008-05-08T00:20:00.000\",\"lastModified\":\"2017-09-29T01:29:38.267\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"The Xen hypervisor block backend driver for Linux kernel 2.6.18, when running on a 64-bit host with a 32-bit paravirtualized guest, allows local privileged users in the guest OS to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a request that specifies a large number of blocks.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"El driver Xen hypervisor block backend (situado entre el hardware y el sistema operativo) para el Kernel de Linux 2.6.18, cuando corre en un host de 64 bit con un cliente paravirtualizado de 32 bit, permite a usuarios locales con privilegios provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de Servicio (ca\u00edda del SO del host) en el SO cliente mediante una petici\u00f3n que especifica un n\u00famero largo de bloques.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C\",\"accessVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"baseScore\":4.9},\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":6.9,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-399\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"C06F0037-DE20-4B4A-977F-BFCFAB026517\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/30116\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://secunia.com/advisories/32918\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0233.html\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29082\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=369531\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\",\"tags\":[\"Patch\"]},{\"url\":\"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42274\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"},{\"url\":\"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9452\",\"source\":\"secalert@redhat.com\"}]}}"
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.