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FKIE_CVE-2017-17045

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-11-28 23:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:10
Summary
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to gain privileges on the host OS, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (BUG and host OS crash) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) Physical-to-Machine (P2M) errors.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102013Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102129Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039879Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-247.htmlIssue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102013Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102129Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039879Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-247.htmlIssue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
xen xen *

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    {
      "affectedData": [
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          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "216B1C01-EDB2-43CA-822C-F4959DA6D76D",
              "versionEndIncluding": "4.9.1",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
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        }
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  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to gain privileges on the host OS, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (BUG and host OS crash) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) Physical-to-Machine (P2M) errors."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Se ha descubierto un problema en Xen hasta la versi\u00f3n 4.9.x que permite que los usuarios invitados HVM del sistema operativo obtengan privilegios en el host del sistema operativo, obtengan informaci\u00f3n sensible o provoquen una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (error y cierre inesperado del host del sistema operativo) aprovechando la gesti\u00f3n incorrecta de errores PoD (Populate on Demand) P2M (Physical-to-Machine)."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2017-17045",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:10:16.027",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
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          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
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          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 7.2,
          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 10.0,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
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      }
    ],
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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          "scope": "CHANGED",
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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        },
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  },
  "published": "2017-11-28T23:29:00.273",
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    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
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      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102013"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
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        "VDB Entry"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html"
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    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
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    },
    {
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      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14"
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    },
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}



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