CVE-2015-4164 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Xen versions 3.1 through 4.5. A local 32-bit PV guest administrator can trigger a system hang by exploiting a flaw in the compat_iret function, specifically by making a hypercall_iret call with EFLAGS.VM set, causing an infinite loop. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and local access requirement, with the primary impact being system availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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