Xenserver
CVE-2017-5572
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionCVE.org
An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An authenticated read-only administrator can corrupt the host database.
AnalysisAI
An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269), which allows attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access. An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An authenticated read-only administrator can corrupt the host database. Affected products include: Citrix Xenserver. Version information: through 7.0..
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply principle of least privilege, validate privilege transitions, implement proper role separation.
The x86-64 kernel system-call functionality in Xen 4.1.2 and earlier, as used in Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 and earlier and
The rate limiting feature in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p4 and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to have unspecified
A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual (SDM) wa
The ntpd client in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p4 and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service v
Buffer overflow in the HVM graphics console support in Citrix XenServer 6.2 Service Pack 1 and earlier has unspecified i
Citrix XenServer 7.0 before Hotfix XS70E003, when a deployment has been upgraded from an earlier release, might allow re
Citrix XenServer 7.1 and newer allows Directory Traversal. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is rem
The xen_biovec_phys_mergeable function in drivers/xen/biomerge.c in Xen might allow local OS guest users to corrupt bloc
Xen, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local x86 guest OS users to modify arbitrary memory and consequently ob
The PV pagetable code in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.7.x and earlier allows local 32-bit PV guest OS administrators to gain h
The VGA module in QEMU improperly performs bounds checking on banked access to video memory, which allows local guest OS
Xen allows local OS guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information or gain pr
Same weakness CWE-269 – Improper Privilege Management
View allSame technique Privilege Escalation
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