CVE-2017-15594 describes a high-severity vulnerability in Xen through version 4.9.x, where x86 SVM PV guest OS users can trigger a hypervisor crash (denial of service) or escalate privileges due to mishandled IDT settings during CPU hotplugging. This local attack requires low privileges and has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as reflected by its CVSS score of 8.8. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.