CVE-2015-7970 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the p2m_pod_emergency_sweep function within Xen versions 3.4.x, 3.5.x, and 3.6.x. This flaw allows a local x86 HVM guest administrator to trigger excessive CPU consumption and potentially a system reboot through crafted memory contents. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it has a low attack complexity and requires local access, leading to a complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, indicating low community and media attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.