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CVE-2016-4963

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
Publication date:
07/06/2016
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

The libxl device-handling in Xen through 4.6.x allows local guest OS users with access to the driver domain to cause a denial of service (management tool confusion) by manipulating information in the backend directories in xenstore.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.70 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
4.70
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.90 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
1.90
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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