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CVE-2015-3259

Published: Jul 16, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
4.3 LOW
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3259
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

Stack-based buffer overflow in the xl command line utility in Xen 4.1.x through 4.5.x allows local guest administrators to gain privileges via a long configuration argument.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
XenXen4.1.0 (including)4.1.0 (including)
XenXen4.1.1 (including)4.1.1 (including)
XenXen4.1.2 (including)4.1.2 (including)
XenXen4.1.3 (including)4.1.3 (including)
XenXen4.1.4 (including)4.1.4 (including)
XenXen4.1.5 (including)4.1.5 (including)
XenXen4.1.6.1 (including)4.1.6.1 (including)
XenXen4.2.0 (including)4.2.0 (including)
XenXen4.2.1 (including)4.2.1 (including)
XenXen4.2.2 (including)4.2.2 (including)
XenXen4.2.3 (including)4.2.3 (including)
XenXen4.3.0 (including)4.3.0 (including)
XenXen4.3.1 (including)4.3.1 (including)
XenXen4.3.4 (including)4.3.4 (including)
XenXen4.4.0 (including)4.4.0 (including)
XenXen4.4.0-rc1 (including)4.4.0-rc1 (including)
XenXen4.4.1 (including)4.4.1 (including)
XenXen4.4.2 (including)4.4.2 (including)
XenXen4.5.0 (including)4.5.0 (including)
XenUbuntuprecise*
XenUbuntutrusty*
XenUbuntuutopic*
XenUbuntuvivid*

References

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