CVE-2017-10923 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Xen hypervisors through version 4.8.x. This flaw stems from improper validation of a vCPU array index when an SGI (Software Generated Interrupt) is sent, allowing a malicious guest OS user to crash the hypervisor. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and requires low privileges, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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