CVE-2015-3259 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the xl command line utility affecting Xen versions 4.1.x through 4.5.x. This vulnerability allows local guest administrators to escalate privileges by providing a long configuration argument. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it carries a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access and authenticated user privileges for exploitation. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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