Overview
- Description
- The x86 emulator in Xen does not properly treat x86 NULL segments as unusable when accessing memory, which might allow local HVM guest users to gain privileges via vectors involving "unexpected" base/limit values.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.6
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-264
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
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