| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Linux Foundation Xen and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1166. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Foundation Xen (Virtualization Software). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
Xen, possibly before 4.0.2, allows local 64-bit PV guests to cause a denial of service (host crash) by specifying user mode execution without user-mode pagetables.
The weakness was published 01/07/2014 by Petr Matousek (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wiki.xen.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1166. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. A authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/18/2022).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56716 (Debian DSA-2337-1 : xen - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119903 (VMware ESX Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2012-0001)).
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 X-Force (67835), Tenable (56716), SecurityFocus (BID 47779†), Secunia (SA46397†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32304†). Similar entries are available at VDB-55628, VDB-56087, VDB-56652 and VDB-56542. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 56716
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2337-1 : xen - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 70551
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2337-1 (xen)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
03/03/2011 🔍05/09/2011 🔍
06/01/2011 🔍
07/19/2011 🔍
11/07/2011 🔍
01/07/2014 🔍
01/07/2014 🔍
03/24/2015 🔍
01/18/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: linuxfoundation.orgAdvisory: DSA-2337
Researcher: Petr Matousek
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2011-1166 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1166
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66000
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X-Force: 67835
SecurityFocus: 47779 - Xen Multiple Buffer Overflow and Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 46397
Vulnerability Center: 32304 - Xen Before 4.0.2 get_free_port() Local Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium
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Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 15:54Updated: 01/18/2022 20:28
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (65), 03/27/2017 16:44 (10), 01/18/2022 20:20 (5), 01/18/2022 20:28 (2)
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