CVE-2017-8905

CVE Details

Release Date:

2017-05-02

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2017-8905 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.8	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle VM version 3.2 (xen)	OVMSA-2017-0096	2017-05-03
Oracle VM version 3.3 (xen)	OVMSA-2017-0095	2017-05-02
Oracle VM version 3.4 (xen)	OVMSA-2017-0094	2017-05-02

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