CVE-2018-10471 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Xen through version 4.10.x, specifically impacting x86 PV guest operating systems. It allows a local, low-privileged attacker to crash the hypervisor due to an out-of-bounds zero write during unexpected INT 80 processing, stemming from an incorrect fix for a previous CVE. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5, the attack requires local access and has low complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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