Input validation error in Xen - CVE-2014-3714

 

Input validation error in Xen - CVE-2014-3714

Published: May 19, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41658
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3714
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Xen Project
Affected software:
Xen

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

The ARM image loading functionality in Xen 4.4.x does not properly validate kernel length, which allows local users to read system memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted 32-bit ARM guest kernel in an image, which triggers a buffer overflow.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-3714

Install update from vendor's website.

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