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CVE-2014-8866

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-8866 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Xen versions 3.3.x through 4.4.x, affecting 64-bit hypervisors running 32-bit HVM guests. The flaw stems from improper compatibility mode hypercall argument translation, allowing a local 32-bit guest to crash the host by manipulating register high halves in 64-bit mode. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7 (Medium) with a local attack vector and medium attack complexity, leading to a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.7MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-8866Important

xen: Excessive checking in compatibility mode hypercall argument translation (xsa111)

Nov 27, 2014

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00010.html
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/59937
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/62672
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201504-04
Third Party Advisory
support.citrix.com / article/CTX200288
support.citrix.com / article/CTX201794
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2015/dsa-3140
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/71332
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
xenbits.xen.org / xsa/advisory-111.html
PatchVendor Advisory