CVE-2016-9637 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Xen, specifically when qemu is used as a device model. Local x86 HVM guest OS administrators could exploit out-of-range ioport access through the ioport_read and ioport_write functions to gain qemu process privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with high attack complexity and requiring high privileges. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.2.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:6.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:citrix:xenserver:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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