CVE-2018-15470 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Xen through version 4.11.x, stemming from an unspecified order of evaluation in OCaml expressions within oxenstored. This allows a malicious guest to bypass configured quota limits, leading to unbounded memory usage and a system-wide DoS. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.11.0CPE 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:N/I:N/A:H
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