CVE-2014-8595 describes a privilege escalation and denial-of-service vulnerability in Xen versions 3.2.1 through 4.4.x, specifically within the x86_emulate.c component. This flaw allows local HVM guest users to gain elevated privileges or crash the system by crafting specific far branch instructions (CALL, JMP, RETF, LCALL, LJMP, LRET). The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.9, indicating a local attack vector with medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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