CVE-2007-6416 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the PAL emulation functionality of Xen 3.1.2 and earlier, specifically on ia64 systems. It allows HVM guest users to access arbitrary physical memory by triggering specific mapping operations. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this local attack requires low complexity and no authentication, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xen:xen:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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