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CVE-2017-8905

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Published: May 11, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.0 / Impact: 6.0
Source: NVD

Description

Xen through 4.6.x on 64-bit platforms mishandles a failsafe callback, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-215.

Affected (6)

Products: Xen: Xen
Xen
1 product
Xen
Configuration A
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Xen
Xen
Version 4.6.0
Xen
Version 4.6.1
Xen
Version 4.6.2
Xen
Version 4.6.3
Xen
Version 4.6.4
Xen
Version 4.6.5

Related CWEs

CWE-682
Incorrect Calculation
The product performs a calculation that generates incorrect or unintended results that are later used in security-critical decisions or resource management.

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory

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