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CVE-2008-4405

UnknownEPSS 1.04%

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CVE-2008-4405 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. xend in Xen 3.0.3 does not properly limit the contents of the /local/domain xenstore directory tree, and does not properly restrict a guest VM's write access within this tree, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service and possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to (1) console/tty, (2) console/limit, or (3) image/device-model-pid. NOTE: this issue was originally reported as an issue in libvirt 0.3.3 and xenstore, but CVE is considering the core issue to be related to Xen.. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

xend in Xen 3.0.3 does not properly limit the contents of the /local/domain xenstore directory tree, and does not properly restrict a guest VM's write access within this tree, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service and possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to (1) console/tty, (2) console/limit, or (3) image/device-model-pid. NOTE: this issue was originally reported as an issue in libvirt 0.3.3 and xenstore, but CVE is considering the core issue to be related to Xen.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.04%

59.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
CitrixXen3.0.3

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-4405?
xend in Xen 3.0.3 does not properly limit the contents of the /local/domain xenstore directory tree, and does not properly restrict a guest VM's write access within this tree, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service and possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to (1) console/tty, (2) console/limit, or (3) image/device-model-pid. NOTE: this issue was originally reported as an issue in libvirt 0.3.3 and xenstore, but CVE is considering the core issue to be related to Xen.
How severe is CVE-2008-4405?
Severity scoring for CVE-2008-4405 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4405?
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Source: NVD / NIST