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CVE-2014-3969

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3969 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Xen 4.4.x running on ARM systems, where improper write permission checks on virtual addresses allow local guest administrators to gain elevated privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.4, indicating high severity with an adjacent network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.4HIGH

AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
4.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
47.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0065 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 45 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-3969

CVE-2014-3969

References

secunia.com / advisories/58975
Permissions Required
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/14
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/67819
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1030333
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
xenbits.xen.org / xsa/advisory-98.html
PatchVendor Advisory