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CVE-2016-7093 Details

Description

Xen 4.5.3, 4.6.3, and 4.7.x allow local HVM guest OS administrators to overwrite hypervisor memory and consequently gain host OS privileges by leveraging mishandling of instruction pointer truncation during emulation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-09 CVE
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216071 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92865 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036752 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-186.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
xen xen
4.5.3
4.6.3
4.7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7093
NVD Published Date:
Sep 21, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-7093 Details - Not Deferred