CVE-2014-3716

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Published May 19, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 1.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Xen 4.4.x does not properly check alignment, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified field in a DTB header in a 32-bit guest kernel.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-3660	Xen 4.4.x does not properly check alignment, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified field in a DTB header in a 32-bit guest kernel.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.388% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/16/1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030252
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-95.html

History

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Subscriptions

Xen Xen

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:50 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 19, 2014, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 10:50 AM
Reserved: May 14, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:08 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 19, 2014, 2:55 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:08 AM

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