Name: CVE-2017-17044: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-17044, CWE-754, CWE-755, CWE-835, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.00438

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and host OS hang) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) errors.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade xen	Jan 3, 2018	Nov 28, 2017
Debian	—	Upgrade xen	Dec 5, 2017	Nov 28, 2017
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade app-emulation/xen-tools.Upgrade app-emulation/xen.	Jan 15, 2018	Nov 28, 2017
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade xen	Nov 19, 2024	Nov 28, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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