CVE-2016-4962 describes a vulnerability in the libxl device-handling of Xen 4.6.x and earlier, including Oracle VM Server and Xen VM Server. This flaw allows a local guest OS administrator to manipulate xenstore information, leading to a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or potential host OS privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), it requires high privileges and local access, but has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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