Out-of-bounds write in Xen - CVE-2017-14316
Published: September 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8424
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14316
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Xen Project
Affected software:
Xen
Xen
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host system.
The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds array access in the processing of NUMA node parameters. An adjacent attacker can invoke specially crafted hypercalls and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds array access in the processing of NUMA node parameters. An adjacent attacker can invoke specially crafted hypercalls and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-14316
Install update from vendor's website.