CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in Xen up to 4.10.x (Virtualization Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component QMP Live. The manipulation as part of a HVM Guest leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.10.x allowing x86 HVM guest OS users (in certain configurations) to read arbitrary dom0 files via QMP live insertion of a CDROM, in conjunction with specifying the target file as the backing file of a snapshot.
The bug was discovered 04/25/2018. The weakness was published 04/27/2018 with Citrix as XSA-258 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xenbits.xen.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-10472 since 04/27/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109677 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : xen (SUSE-SU-2018:1184-1) (Meltdown)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171122 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for xen (SUSE-SU-2018:1181-1)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (109677). Similar entry is available at 117174.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 109677
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : xen (SUSE-SU-2018:1184-1) (Meltdown)
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OpenVAS ID: 54741
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for xen FEDORA-2018-604574c943
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Sources
Advisory: XSA-258Organization: Citrix
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-10472 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 104002 - Xen XSA-258 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 04/29/2018 10:12Updated: 02/01/2020 08:45
Changes: 04/29/2018 10:12 (79), 02/01/2020 08:45 (5)
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