CVE-2014-3968

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-3968
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-06-05 20:55:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe HVMOP_inject_msi function in Xen 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) via a large number of crafted requests, which trigger an error messages to be logged.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.5 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 12.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.2 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.3 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.3.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.3.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.4.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.4.0 rc1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Xen Null Pointer Dereference in HVMOP_inject_msi Lets Local Guest Users Deny Service on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:1281-1: important: xen: security an af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: xen-4.2.4-5.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Xen CVE-2014-3968 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201504-04) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: xen-4.3.2-5.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: Xen Security Advisory 96 - Vulnerabilities in HVM MSI injection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
XSA-96 - Xen Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xenbits.xen.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2014:1279-1: important: xen: security an af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Xen 'HVM MSI injection' CVE-2014-3967 Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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