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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in XenSource Xen 4.3.x/4.4.x/4.5.x/4.6.x (Virtualization Software). This vulnerability affects the function XENMEM_exchange
of the component Error Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-17. As an impact it is known to affect availability.
The weakness was published 12/08/2015 by Julien Grall and Jan Beulich as XSA-159 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at xenbits.xen.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-8340 since 11/25/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87373 (Citrix XenServer Multiple memory_exchange() Hypercall Error Handling DoS (CTX203451)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370033 (Citrix XenServer Security Update (CTX203451)).
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 (87373). Similar entry is available at 79749.
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Class: CodeCWE: CWE-17
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Nessus ID: 87373
Nessus Name: Citrix XenServer Multiple memory_exchange() Hypercall Error Handling DoS (CTX203451)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for xen FEDORA-2015-08
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: citrix.comAdvisory: XSA-159
Researcher: Julien Grall, Jan Beulich
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8340 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1034391
Vulnerability Center: 55277 - Xen through 3.2 - 3.4 Local DoS Vulnerability due to Issue in Lock State - CVE-2015-8340, Low
SecurityFocus: 79038
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Entry
Created: 12/11/2015 16:36Updated: 06/30/2022 21:24
Changes: 12/11/2015 16:36 (58), 05/15/2018 09:01 (21), 06/30/2022 21:24 (2)
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