CVE-2016-9932 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Xen versions 3.3.x through 4.7.x on x86 systems. A local HVM guest OS user can exploit a flaw in CMPXCHG8B emulation, specifically an ignored operand size prefix, to obtain sensitive information from the host's stack memory. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 3.3 (LOW), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access with low privileges to achieve a low impact on confidentiality. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
3.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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