CVE-2014-1642 describes a use-after-free or double-free vulnerability in Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x when configured for device passthrough and a large number of CPUs. This flaw allows local guest administrators to trigger memory corruption, leading to a hypervisor crash (denial of service) and potentially arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a low attack complexity but requiring local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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