CVE-2013-1917 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Xen versions 3.1 through 4.x when running 64-bit hosts on Intel CPUs. The flaw stems from the hypervisor's failure to clear the NT flag after a SYSENTER instruction followed by an IRET, allowing a privileged guest user to trigger a #GP fault that crashes the hypervisor. Rated with a CVSS score of 1.9 (low severity), this vulnerability requires local access and medium attack complexity, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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