CVE-2014-3968 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Xen versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4.x, specifically within the HVMOP_inject_msi function, affecting products like openSUSE. An authenticated local guest HVM administrator can exploit this by sending numerous crafted requests, leading to a host crash due to excessive error logging. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.5, this vulnerability has an adjacent attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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