#VU12542 Out-of-bounds write in Xen - CVE-2018-10471
Published: May 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12542
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10471
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project
Xen Project
Description
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an unconditional write attempt of the value zero to an address near 2^64. An adjacent attacker can cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code via unexpected INT 80 processing.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to an unconditional write attempt of the value zero to an address near 2^64. An adjacent attacker can cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code via unexpected INT 80 processing.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.