VDB-51843 · CVE-2010-0633 · BID 38052

Citrix XenServer 5.0/5.5 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Citrix XenServer 5.0/5.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0633. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Citrix XenServer 5.0/5.5 (Virtualization Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Citrix XenServer 5.0 Update 3 and earlier, and 5.5, allows local users to bypass authentication and execute unspecified Xen API (XAPI) calls via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 02/12/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-0633 since 02/12/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 38052†), Secunia (SA38431†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023530†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24934†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/02/2010 🔍
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02/03/2010 +1 days 🔍
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02/12/2010 +9 days 🔍
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03/01/2010 +17 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1843 days 🔍
04/30/2026 +4061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: support.citrix.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0633 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0633
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51843
SecurityFocus: 38052 - Citrix XenServer Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 38431 - XenServer Xen API Security Bypass Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1023530 - Citrix XenServer XAPI Bug Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 24934 - Citrix XenServer 5.5 and 5.0 Update 3 and Prior Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-0290

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/30/2026 22:26
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (49), 02/21/2017 17:19 (17), 04/30/2026 22:26 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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