CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
---|---|---|
7.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in XenSource Xen (Virtualization Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component libxl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was published 06/02/2016 with Citrix as XSA-175 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xenbits.xen.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4962 since 05/24/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92614 (Debian DSA-3633-1 : xen - security update (Bunker Buster)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175798 (Debian Security Update for xen (DSA 3633-1)).
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 (92614). Similar entries are available at 79748, 87542, 87769 and 90367.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 6.7
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
AV | AC | Au | C | I | A |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
---|---|---|---|---|
Today | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
Nessus ID: 92614
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3633-1 : xen - security update (Bunker Buster)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍
OpenVAS ID: 11027
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for xen FEDORA-2016-389be30b95
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍
Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍
Timeline
05/24/2016 🔍06/02/2016 🔍
06/02/2016 🔍
06/02/2016 🔍
06/02/2016 🔍
06/03/2016 🔍
06/07/2016 🔍
07/29/2016 🔍
08/22/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: citrix.comAdvisory: XSA-175
Organization: Citrix
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-4962 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍
SecurityTracker: 1036023
SecurityFocus: 91006 - Xen CVE-2016-4962 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
See also: 🔍
Entry
Created: 06/03/2016 11:59Updated: 08/22/2022 19:14
Changes: 06/03/2016 11:59 (70), 12/28/2018 10:56 (14), 08/22/2022 19:14 (3)
Complete: 🔍
No comments yet. Languages: en.
Please log in to comment.