NULL pointer dereference in Xen - CVE-2014-2986

 

NULL pointer dereference in Xen - CVE-2014-2986

Published: April 28, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41748
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2986
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via unspecified vectors.


Affected software

Xen

How to mitigate CVE-2014-2986

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.


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