CVE-2014-7188 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x, specifically within the hvm_msr_read_intercept function. This flaw allows local HVM guests to trigger a host crash or potentially read sensitive data from the hypervisor or other guests due to improper MSR range handling for x2APIC emulation. With a CVSS score of 8.3, it is considered a high-severity vulnerability, requiring adjacent network access and low attack complexity to achieve complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code, and it is not on the KEV catalog, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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