Linux Foundation Xen 3.1.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Foundation Xen 3.1.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-5907. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Foundation Xen 3.1.1 (Virtualization Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Xen 3.1.1 does not prevent modification of the CR4 TSC from applications, which allows pv guests to cause a denial of service (crash).

The bug was discovered 10/29/2007. The weakness was disclosed 11/09/2007 by Jan Beulich (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5907 since 11/09/2007. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43713 (CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2008:0957)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165712 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update (SUSE-SR:2008:002)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38880), Tenable (43713), SecurityFocus (BID 27219†), OSVDB (41346†) and Secunia (SA28405†). The entries VDB-3410, VDB-3547, VDB-34127 and VDB-37647 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 43713
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2008:0957)
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OpenVAS ID: 870061
OpenVAS Name: Rhino Software Serv-U SITE SET Command Denial Of Service vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/30/2007 +51 days 🔍
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01/06/2010 +420 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +1895 days 🔍
08/02/2019 +1600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linuxfoundation.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Jan Beulich
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-5907 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5907
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39622

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X-Force: 38880
SecurityFocus: 27219 - Xen DR7 and CR4 Registers Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28405
OSVDB: 41346 - CVE-2007-5907 - Xen - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17225 - Xen CR4 TSC Modification Vulnerability Allows Virtual Guest Users to Cause DoS, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 08/02/2019 11:08
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (75), 08/02/2019 11:08 (7)
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