CVE-2017-17045 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Xen through version 4.9.x, allowing HVM guest OS users to compromise the host OS. The vulnerability stems from mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) Physical-to-Machine (P2M) errors, enabling attackers to gain privileges, access sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (BUG and host OS crash). With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it represents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.9.1CPE 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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