Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-8905
Xen through 4.6.x on 64-bit platforms mishandles a failsafe callback, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-215.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 26.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.8
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98436
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038388
- https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-215.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98436
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038388
- https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-215.html
Products affected by CVE-2017-8905
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cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0
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cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1
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cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.2
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cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.3
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cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.4
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cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.5