Citrix XenServer 6.0.2/6.2.0/6.5/7.0 Host Database access control

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Citrix XenServer 6.0.2/6.2.0/6.5/7.0 (Virtualization Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Host Database. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/25/2017. The weakness was published 01/25/2017 with Citrix Systems as CTX220112 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-5572 since 01/23/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

Several security issues have been identified within Citrix XenServer. These issues could, if exploited, allow an authenticated administrator to perform a denial-of-service attack against the host, even when that administrator has a less-privileged RBAC role (e.g. read-only).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96928 (Citrix XenServer Multiple Vulnerabilities (CTX220112)), 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 local.

Applying the patch CTX220079/CTX220080/CTX220081 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 databases at SecurityFocus (BID 95801), SecurityTracker (ID 1037716) and Tenable (96928). Similar entries are available at 78855 and 96041.

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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Nessus ID: 96928
Nessus Name: Citrix XenServer Multiple Vulnerabilities (CTX220112)
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OpenVAS ID: 803000
OpenVAS Name: Citrix XenServer CVE-2017-5572 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Patch: CTX220079/CTX220080/CTX220081

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Vendor: https://www.citrix.com/

Advisory: CTX220112
Organization: Citrix Systems
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CVE: CVE-2017-5572 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 95801 - Citrix XenServer CVE-2017-5572 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037716
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5572 - Citrix - XenServer - Memory Corruption Issue

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Created: 01/27/2017 12:18 PM
Updated: 08/03/2020 08:25 AM
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