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CVE-2016-9386

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Published: Jan 23, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

The x86 emulator in Xen does not properly treat x86 NULL segments as unusable when accessing memory, which might allow local HVM guest users to gain privileges via vectors involving "unexpected" base/limit values.

Affected (5)

Products: Citrix: Xenserver · Xen: Xen
Citrix
1 product
Xenserver
Xen
1 product
Xen
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Citrix
Xenserver
Version 6.0.2
Xenserver
Version 6.2.0
Xenserver
Version 6.5
Xenserver
Version 7.0
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Xen
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-264
CWE-264

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory

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