CVE-2017-17045

8.8 HIGH
Published: November 28, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102013
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102129
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039879
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-247.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102013
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102129
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039879
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-247.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
21th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

xen