Vulnerability Details CVE-2009-3525
The pyGrub boot loader in Xen 3.0.3, 3.3.0, and Xen-3.3.1 does not support the password option in grub.conf for para-virtualized guests, which allows attackers with access to the para-virtualized guest console to boot the guest or modify the guest's kernel boot parameters without providing the expected password.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.014
EPSS Ranking 79.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36908
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/25/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1472.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36523
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022950
- http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-unstable.hg?rev/8f783adc0ee3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525740
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525740#c0
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9466
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36908
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/25/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1472.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36523
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022950
- http://xenbits.xensource.com/xen-unstable.hg?rev/8f783adc0ee3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525740
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525740#c0
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9466